NAMED: Drug drivers eclipse drink drivers in Gympie court
Fifteen drug drivers have faced the Gympie Magistrates Court in one morning, most of them convicted of having methamphetamine in their saliva
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Magistrate Graham Hillan had a busy morning in Gympie Magistrates Court on Thursday, sentencing 10 drug drivers and adjourning five other alleged cases.
Editor’s Note: A photograph previously appeared with this story which showed Mr Robert Husband. The reference in this story to Mr Tyran Husband is not to Robert Husband; he did not face any charges nor is he accused of any wrongdoing. We apologise to Robert Husband.
Tyran Robert William Husband, 24, was stopped by police on Exhibition Road, Gympie on March 21, where he was found to have methamphetamine and cannabis in his saliva.
He was fined $300 and disqualified from driving for one month.
Heidi Goodwyn, 46, was pulled over for random testing at Deep Creek on March 2, and found with methamphetamine in her saliva.
The mother-of-four was fined $800 and disqualified from driving for eight months.
Steven Campbell Duff, 28, was pulled over by police mobile traffic enforcement on Reef Street on March 19, and was found with methamphetamine in his saliva.
He was fined $300 and disqualified from driving for one month.
Emma Lee Bishop, 32, was pulled over for a roadside drug test on Rifle Range Road on April 6, where she was found with methamphetamine in her saliva.
She was fined $450 and disqualified from driving for three months.
Shay Lemon, 39, was pulled over by police on East Deep Creek Road on December 23, where he was found with methamphetamine in his saliva.
He was fined $300 and disqualified from driving for one month.
Nicki Maree Rice, 30, was pulled over by police on Caperraba Road on January 30, where she was found with cannabis in her saliva.
The mother of three was fined $300, and disqualified from driving for one month.
Jan Elaine Holt, 56, was pulled over by police on Old Maryborough Road on March 1, where she was found with methamphetamine in her saliva.
She was fined $400 and disqualified from driving for two months.
Corey Nathan Miller, 42, was pulled over by police on the Bruce Highway on February 11, where he was found with methamphetamine in his saliva.
He was fined $450 and disqualified from driving for four months.
Mark David Anderson, 46, was pulled over by police on Alma Street, Gympie on March 1, where he was found with methamphetamine and cannabis in his saliva.
He was fined $300 and disqualified from driving for one month.
Phillip Jeffrey Blacker, 47, was pulled over by police for random breath testing and a random drug test on Mary Valley Road on March 2, where he was found with methamphetamine in his saliva.
He was fined $400 and disqualified from driving for four months.