Qld: Second policeman found drunk behind the wheel

AAP General News (Australia)
02-01-2006
Qld: Second policeman found drunk behind the wheel

A north Queensland police officer will appear in court this week .. after being found
to have a blood alcohol reading almost four times over the legal limit.

It's the second time in less than two months a Queensland policeman will appear in
court on a drink driving charge.

The 29-year-old senior constable from Mackay was detected with a blood alcohol reading
of 0.192 around 11.30 pm (AEST) last night .. as he was travelling along the Mackay-Buscasia
Road.

He was off-duty and in a private car at the time.

He's due to appear in the Mackay Magistrates Court this Friday.





On December 15 last year Constable CRAIG SINCLAIR from Bowen crashed a paddy wagon
after a work Christmas party.

He was found to have had a blood alcohol level of 0.163 .. more than three times the legal limit.

He's been fined one thousand dollars .. and his licence was suspended for 10 months
.. after pleading guilty in the Bowen Magistrates Court.

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KEYWORD: DRINK (BRISBANE)

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