Mackay police catch two speeding cars on popular regional roads

Issuing a warning a bout ‘local hoons’, police say one speedster crashed into a light pole after they allegedly caught him driving 33km/h above the speed limit. Police will allege a woman was more than twice the legal alcohol limit after she was nabbed.

Police have charged a 19-year-old man after he was allegedly spotted driving at speeds of more than 130km/h in a 100km/h before crashing into a light pole.

The teenage Farleigh resident was allegedly driving on Mackay Ring Rd at 11.50pm on January 29, when police recorded his Holden Commodore 33km/h above the speed limit

A short time later, officers found the same car had crashed. The driver was the only person in the car and was uninjured.

While police were helping the driver of the car, another six vehicles arrived at the scene, with officers directing the drivers to stop their cars.

After inspecting the cars, police issued the drivers with 14 different traffic infringement notices for defects.

The driver of the Holden Commodore was charged with dangerous driving and will face Mackay Magistrates Court on March 30.

The alleged speeding offence happened just hours after a 28-year-old Sarina woman was allegedly caught driving 78km/h in a 60km/h zone on Mackay-Bucasia Rd.

The woman also allegedly failed to stop at the red lights at Sologinkin Rd on January 29 at 7.25pm.

The woman allegedly returned a 0.117 blood alcohol concentration when police did intercept the car.

She will appear at Mackay Magistrates Court on March 28.

Sergeant Nigel Dalton said ongoing operations and multiple warnings to local hoons seemed “to have fallen on deaf ears”.

“Police will continue to target inconsiderate and dangerous driving behaviours in the Mackay District,” he said.