Tamsyn Brooke Lindsay in court for speeding, drug driving
An apprentice hairdresser’s birthday celebrations came to a screeching halt after she led police on a chase and smashed into a Bruce Highway car dealership late at night.
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A 21-year-old woman has been sentenced for 28 charges, some of which stem from a high-speed smash into a business on the Bruce Highway.
Gympie Magistrates Court heard Tamsyn Brooke Lindsay was celebrating her birthday and high on meth when she evaded police on the evening of August 3, 2021.
Lindsay was driving 100km above the speed limit in a 60km/hr zone down the Bruce Highway, the court heard.
She was speeding between a service station and Gympie McDonald’s before colliding into the bollards of Gympie Mazda while attempting to turn and smashing into other vehicles.
She was disqualified from driving at the time, the court heard.
Lindsay had a passenger besides her who wanted no part of her actions during the incident, Sergeant Michael Phillips said.
Other members of the community flagged down police.
“It was very lucky no-one was killed,” Acting Magistrate Raelene Ellis said.
The woman was also charged with receiving tainted property – a set of number plates.
These plates were used in separate fuel stealing offences at Coles Express and EG Fuel.
Lindsay was an apprentice hairdresser and had previously worked in a bar.
She pleaded guilty to driving uninsured, possessing cannabis, two counts of using an unregistered vehicle, five counts of driving with a disqualified licence, possessing a knife in a public place, two counts of possessing a pipe, an evasion offence, two counts of failing to dispose of a syringe, obstructing a police officer, contravening a direction or requirement of police, two counts of failing to appear, two counts of unlawful possession of weapons, wilful damage, dangerous operation of a vehicle while affected by an intoxicating substance, receiving tainted property and two counts of stealing.
She was sentenced to six months behind bars with an immediate parole release, placed on probation for 12 months probation banned from driving for three years.
She was ordered to pay $124.50 in restitution and all property seized was forfeited.
Convictions were recorded.
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