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Driver hits the gas
A DRUNK driver took out a gas meter and power pole during after careening out of control on Towerhill Road, Frankston at 5pm on Sunday 15 April. The road was cordoned off as CFA firefighters arrived to contain a gas leak. The power pole was snapped off at the base such was the impact of the car crash into the pole. The male driver, 39, later found to be over the alcohol limit to drive, was arrested after driving down a side street. Witnesses identified him as the driver of silver Mercedes sedan hastily parked which had smoke billowing from damaged parts. The was charged with several driving offences and was released pending court summons.
Police car rammed
A CAR with stolen plates rammed a police car at about 1.45am on Cranbourne Road, Frankston on Friday 13 April. The vehicle took off at high speed and evaded police who decided not to pursue since it would be too dangerous to public safety. The same vehicle, a grey silver Holden sedan, was involved in another brief chase when an unmarked police car tried to intercept the car at about 10am on Cranbourne Road on Friday 6 April. New offences introduced by the state government this month mean anyone who rams or tries to ram a police vehicle can face up to 20 years in jail.
Kids on board
A woman had her car impounded after she was allegedly caught drink driving with children in the car at Frankston in the afternoon on Friday
With Neil Walker
13 April. Frankston police saw a red Toyota sedan driving carelessly around a roundabout and followed the vehicle where it was intercepted on Hillcrest Road just after 5.30pm. A 44-year-old woman returned a positive preliminary breath test and officers found she had four children in the car. She was taken to a police station where she returned a BAC of 0.305 per cent. Her car was impounded at a cost of $1038. She is expected to be charged on summons with drink driving and other traffic related offences.
Chain pain for rider
Somerville Highway Patrol officers intercepted a motorbike in Brunel Road, Somerville at 2am on Monday 16 April because a blue tape altered its number plate. The rider was not keen to speak to police and raced off, hitting 148kph in a 60 kph zone. The motorbike’s chain fell off and stopped the bike in its tracks. Police caught up with the uninjured rider, 29, and discovered he was disqualified from riding or driving. He also tested positive for methylamphetamine. The bike was impounded for at least 30 days, and during the inspection police found a switch had been installed to turn off the number plate light, which he did whilst trying to evade police. He will be heading to Frankston Magistrates’ Court on summons to face charges including Driving Whilst Disqualified, Evading Police, Drug Driving, Altering Number Plates, Using an Unsafe Motor Vehicle and Speed Dangerous.
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Frankston Times
23 April 2018
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