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High-range drink driving

A WEIPA man has been charged after he returned an alleged breath alcohol reading of 0.199 per cent BAC after he was intercepted by police on January 21.

Police said the man was intercepted on River Drive at about 10pm.

The 32-year-old was taken to the Weipa Police Station for further testing.

He was later charged with driving whilst under the influence of liquor (highrange drink driving) and his licence was immediately disqualified.

The man is scheduled to appear in the Weipa Magistrates Court on February 14, charged with drink driving and unlicenced driving.

Bad crash in the Cape

SEVERAL people are lucky to be alive after a traffic crash near Kowanyama on Sunday, January 22.

Initial investigations indicate that an Isuzu tip truck has overtaken another vehicle towing a boat at about 2.30pm on Topsy Road.

Police said that the truck has likely clipped the front of the tow vehicle causing it to roll several times, ejecting two people.

A 44-year-old Atherton man and a 16-year-old Forsayth boy were both flown to Cairns Hospital with fractured bones and lacerations.

The driver of the tip truck was required to provide a roadside breath test which allegedly returned a positive result.

He was taken to Kowanyama Police Station for further testing and returned a positive reading of 0.149 per cent BAC.

The 37-year-old Redlynch man has been charged with drink driving and is expected to appear in the Kowanyama Magistrates Court on February 16.

Further investigations are continuing in relation to the traffic crash.

Free TAFE courses

SCHOOL leavers and people in Cape York who are wanting to retrain, upskill and reenter the workforce are being encouraged to enrol in one of the 37,000 fee-free TAFE and VET places on offer in Queensland.

The places are available following the recent agreement between the state and federal governments to address the current skills shortages.

“If you’re thinking about going to TAFE now is the best time to do it,” said Cairnsbased Senator Nita Green.

For more information, visit www. tafeqld.edu.au/courses/apply-and-enrol/ subsidised-training/fee-free-tafe