Rockhampton man charged for alleged dangerous driving incidents
A man has been charged after a number of alleged dangerous driving incidents including driving at pedestrians in Rockhampton.
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A man will face court on Monday following a string of alleged dangerous driving incidents through Rockhampton on Thursday night.
It’s alleged about 11.30pm that night a white Ford ute drove at pedestrians along a footpath on William Street.
The ute then allegedly drove through a red light towards oncoming traffic on George St.
Police tried to intercept the ute but it allegedly failed to stop.
The ute was then involved in a number of other alleged incidents throughout the night including a minor crash with another car, driving without its lights one, driving on the wrong side of the road, driving towards pedestrians and other acts of dangerous driving.
Police arrested the driver just before 3.30am on Friday on Glenmore Rd in Park Avenue.
A 34-year-old man from Rockhampton City was charged with three counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, drink driving and fraud.
He is expected to appear in Rockhampton Magistrates Court on Monday (June 26).
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