Shocking: 9 drink & drug-drivers front Yeppoon court in one morning

A 19-year-old carpentry apprentice was “completely stupid” for driving while 0.186 drunk. He was just one of many busted for drink driving in the region recently.

Cartah John Bellamy was caught drink-driving with a dangerously high reading.

A teenage P-plater was “completely stupid” for drink-driving while almost four times the legal limit, a Yeppoon court has heard.

Cartah John Bellamy, 19, pleaded guilty in Yeppoon Magistrates Court on August 26 to his offending.

The third-year carpentry apprentice was one of nine people to be dealt with on the morning for either drink-driving or drug-driving.

Bellamy blew a dangerously high blood alcohol reading of 0.186 after police intercepted him while conducting patrols of Yeppoon Road at 11.48pm on July 24.

Bellamy’s solicitor said Bellamy was a social drinker who had admitted his actions were “completely stupid and irresponsible.”

She tendered a letter from Bellamy’s employer who spoke “quite highly” of Bellamy and said he had “a bright future.”

Bellamy’s mother was in court in support of him.

Magistrate Cameron Press said it was a very high and dangerous blood alcohol reading.

“It is readings like these that lead to traffic incidents, crashes and people being killed, or people being in wheelchairs,” Mr Press said.

Mr Press fined Bellamy $900 and disqualified him from driving for nine months.

OTHER OFFENDERS (all pleaded guilty):

Kate Elizabeth Jackson, 32, was fined $500 and disqualified from driving for three months after she was caught drink-driving on August 7.

Jackson blew 0.057, and being her first drink-driving offence she was granted a work licence.

Tramain Tracie Heta, 56, was driving while disqualified when she was caught drink-driving on August 3.

She returned a reading of 0.061.

She was fined $1250 and disqualified from driving for two years and four months.

Clive Joseph Strickland, 65, was driving home from work when he was caught on July 22 at Emu Park.

He blew 0.075, was fined $550 and disqualified from driving for four months.

Police conduct an RBT operation. Picture: NIGEL HALLETT.

George Kirkwood Pomana, 59, blew 0.149 after police intercepted him on August 6.

With two previous drink-driving offences in the past five years, Pomana was fined $1000 and disqualified from driving for 12 months.

Lance Myles Inslay, 41, was caught drug-driving twice in recent months.

On June 3 he had marijuana in his system when police tested him on the Bruce Highway at Yaamba.

Then on July 31 the same drug was present in his system when water police caught him driving a boat at Rosslyn Bay.

With a previous 2016 drug-driving offence on his history, Inslay was placed on probation for 12 months and disqualified from driving for six months.

Phoebe Margaret Munchow, 29, blew 0.113 when police caught her drink-driving on August 8.

It was her first offence of this sort and she was fined $600 and disqualified from driving for four months.

Julie Anne Mills, 67, collided with a parked vehicle at Kinka Beach when she was caught drink-driving on August 12.

She blew 0.072, was fined $500 and disqualified from driving for three months.

Andrew Roy Catt, 21, blew 0.141 after police intercepted him on August 7.

With no history on his record, he was fined $700 and disqualified from driving for six months.