Seven traffic offenders appeared in Gladstone Magistrates Court on Tuesday and pleaded guilty to various offences

Seven people pleaded guilty to various traffic offences on Tuesday in Gladstone Magistrates Court. Find out the facts behind their offending here:

From New Year’s Eve beers before driving to smoking a dangerous drug the day before police interception, six offenders faced Gladstone Magistrates Court on Tuesday and pleaded guilty to various offences.

Jonathon James Dorante, 41

A Gladstone father returned a positive roadside drug test, a court heard.

Jonathon James Dorante, 41, pleaded guilty before Acting Magistrate Patrick Murphy to drug driving.

Police prosecutor Senior Sergeant Tania Griffiths told the court Calliope police intercepted Dorante for a random breath test on Auckland Street, Gladstone at 7.38pm on November 19.

Dorante returned a positive roadside drug test and he was detained by police and taken to a police car for further testing and questioning.

Dorante told police he was not sure if he had taken any illicit drugs and could offer no emergency reason for driving that night.

A second drug test returned another positive indication for a relevant drug and he was issued a notice to appear in Gladstone Magistrates Court.

Police laboratory tests revealed Dorante had marijuana in his saliva at the time of his interception.

Acting Magistrate Murphy convicted and fined Dorante $350 and suspended him from driving for one month. A conviction was recorded.

Mitchell Luke Breen, 18

New Year’s Eve beers were the undoing of a young Gladstone man who made the decision to drive his mate to a party before being intercepted by police.

Mitchell Luke Breen, 18, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence.

Police prosecutor Senior Sergeant Tania Griffiths told the court Breen was intercepted by police driving on Boyne Island Road, Boyne Island on December 31, around 11pm.

Breen was transported to Tannum Sands police station following a roadside breath test for further testing and questioning.

After returning a positive blood-alcohol reading of .156, Breen made admissions to drinking three or four cans of XXXX Gold at a party.

Breen went on to tell police he was driving himself and a mate to another party and felt that it was okay to drive as it was a short distance.

Acting Magistrate Patrick Murphy convicted and fined Breen $500 and suspended him from driving for six months. A conviction was recorded.

Shane Donald Seage, 39

Shane Donald Seage, 39, pleaded guilty to drug driving.

A court heard that on November 21, around 9.27am, Calliope police attended a Koorawatha Drive address, Bororen where other crews dealt with Seage for another matter.

Police saw Seage in the driver’s seat of a car when they arrived, and he submitted to a roadside drug test.

The roadside drug test returned a positive result and Seage was issued a notice to appear in Gladstone Magistrates Court and a 24-hour driving suspension.

Police laboratory checks revealed marijuana was the relevant drug in Seage’s saliva at the time of his interception.

Acting Magistrate Patrick Murphy convicted and fined Seage $350 and suspended him from driving for one month. A conviction was recorded.

Wayne Field, 43

Gladstone man Wayne Field, 43, pleaded guilty in Gladstone Magistrates Court to drug driving.

A court heard that on November 19, around 12.45pm, Calliope police intercepted Field driving on Witt Street, Gladstone for a random breath test.

Field submitted to a roadside drug test which returned a positive result. He was taken to a police car and made admissions to smoking two marijuana joints the night before he was intercepted.

Field’s saliva was sent to a police laboratory which confirmed the presence of marijuana in his saliva, and he was issued a notice to appear in Gladstone Magistrates Court.

Acting Magistrate Patrick Murphy convicted and fined Field $350 and suspended him from driving for one month. A conviction was recorded.

Jason Brett Pringle, 48

Afternoon beers landed a Gladstone man in hot water after he was intercepted by police, a court heard.

Jason Brett Pringle, 48, pleaded guilty to drink driving.

A court heard that on December 16, around 6.34pm, police intercepted Pringle driving a grey Ford Ranger on Dalrymple Drive, Toolooa.

Pringle submitted to a roadside breath test which returned a positive indication, and he was detained for further testing.

During questioning, Pringle told police he had consumed five or six beers between 12.30pm and 6pm that afternoon.

He could offer no emergent reason or excuse for driving and was subsequently issued a notice to appear in Gladstone Magistrates Court.

Acting Magistrate Patrick Murphy convicted and fined Pringle $300 and suspended him from driving for one month. A conviction was recorded.

Joseph Edward McTighe, 43

A domestic dispute ended up landing a Gladstone man in court for a drink driving offence.

Joseph Edward McTighe, 43, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence.

On November 13, around 4pm, police attended Scenery Street, West Gladstone following a disturbance.

On arrival, police located McTighe on the front veranda and a black Holden hatchback parked across the footpath out the front of the address.

Police inspected the car, which had a hot engine and exhaust pipe meaning it had recently been driven.

The witness stated to police McTighe had been drink driving and played an audio recording of the journey on her mobile phone.

Police questioned McTighe who confirmed he had driven the car from Boles Street Lookout Point in West Gladstone back to the address.

McTighe also said he had been drinking alcohol throughout the day but had not consumed any further alcohol since arriving home only a few minutes before police arrived.

He was taken to Gladstone police station where, at 4.59pm, he returned a positive blood-alcohol reading of .227 per cent.

When speaking with police, McTighe said he had consumed several beers before driving the car.

He was issued a notice to appear in Gladstone Magistrates Court and released on bail.

Acting Magistrate Patrick Murphy convicted and fined McTighe $1000 and suspended him from driving for nine months. A conviction was recorded.

Esawie Salah Emadeldien, 35

Esawie Salah Emadeldien, 35, pleaded guilty to unlicensed driving.

Police prosecutor Tania Griffiths told the court that on October 2, around 3.15pm, police intercepted Emadeldien driving a Peugeot convertible on Roe Street, Miriam Vale.

She submitted to a roadside breath test and licence check, with police checks revealing she was then demerit point suspended for three months from July 26 to October 25, 2021.

She gave no emergency reason for driving when intercepted by police and was issued a notice to appear in Gladstone Magistrates Court.

Emadeldien was convicted and fined $450 and suspended from driving for six months with a conviction recorded.