Gladstone teen charged with disqualified driving after police seize phone
A Gladstone teen will face court after being charged with hooning offences when police seized his phone in relation to other matters.
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A Gladstone teen will face court for disqualified driving and hooning after police seized his mobile phone for unrelated matters.
An 18-year-old West Gladstone man will appear in Gladstone Magistrates Court on December 19 after he was charged with one count of driving while disqualified and one count of wilfully making unnecessary noise or smoke.
Police allege that on Monday, September 17, the teen conducted a number of extended burnouts in a blue Ford Falcon along Hopper Rd, Barney Point.
Police will further allege he did so while he was disqualified from driving.
It is understood he was in custody for unrelated matters when police seized his phone, and following further investigations they charged the man.
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Originally published as Gladstone teen charged with disqualified driving after police seize phone
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