Rockhampton, Yeppoon, Biloela region drink-drivers busted

Alarmingly, two women aged in their 60s were among the drink-drivers caught on Central Queensland roads and their readings weren’t low - one of them was a hospital worker.

The following people pleaded guilty in Rockhampton, Yeppoon and Biloela courts recently to drink-driving offences.

Rockhampton Magistrates Court, August 9

Ian Lee Howard, 40, blew a reading of .054 when he was caught drink-driving on Rochedale Road, Springwood, on June 10.

The court heard Howard was a probationary licence holder at the time.

It was told that Howard had a dangerous operation of a motor vehicle offence on his history.

The plumber and father of three was fined $550 and disqualified from driving for three months.

Yeppoon Magistrates Court, August 4

Shyvan Lee Stanton, 28, blew a reading of .085 when she was caught drink-driving on Rawlings Street, Yeppoon, on June 25.

The court heard that Stanton worked in administration for a real estate agency and she had no prior offending of this sort on her traffic history.

She was fined $500 and disqualified from driving for three months.

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Biloela Magistrates Court, July 13

Cozzet Denise Parker, 64, blew a reading of .104 when she was caught drink-driving on Stafford Street, Baralaba, on June 16.

The court heard Parker was on a probationary licence at the time and was required to have a zero blood-alcohol limit.

With a previous drink-driving offence on her history from 2021, Parker, who works at Baralaba Hospital, was fined $850 and disqualified from driving for eight months.

Deborah Gai Cambray, 67, blew a reading of .097 when she was caught drink-driving on Rutherford Street, Monto, on April 29.

With no previous offending of this sort, Cambray was fined $500 and disqualified from driving for three months.

Charlene Hampson, 32, blew a reading of .061 when she was caught drink-driving on Lister Street, Monto, on May 20.

The court heard that Hampson was a mother of four who ran a home business.

She was fined $350 and disqualified from driving for one month.