Truck driver on drug charges after Warrego crash
A 26-YEAR-OLD Stanthorpe truck driver will face drug charges after losing control of his vehicle and crashing into a sedan on the Warrego Hwy near Gatton.
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A 26-YEAR-OLD Stanthorpe truck driver will face drug charges after losing control of his vehicle and crashing into a sedan on the Warrego Hwy near Gatton.
Gatton police acting-officer-in-charge Brad Browning said it would be alleged the man lost control of his vehicle in the westbound lane near roadworks at College View about 9am yesterday.
His vehicle then collided with a Ford Falcon sedan, forcing it off the road.
A 32-year-old Toowoomba woman from the sedan was not injured.
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Acting Senior Sergeant Browning said the man was found in possession of amphetamine as well as a drug utensil.
He said the man refused to give a sample of blood for analysis.
The man is due to appear in Gatton Magistrates Court on July 21.
Originally published as Truck driver on drug charges after Warrego crash
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