By KATIE DE VERTEUIL
NOOSA Magistrates’ Court was once again flooded with drink drivers, following on from last week’s high numbers.
Fourteen people appeared on Tuesday charged with drink driving on Noosa roads over the past month.
Six had reached low range in blood alcohol content (BAC), three mid, three high and two were P-platers.
While the majority of those present sought adjournments, of the three that were heard the highest BAC level was from a 54-year-old man who blew .127 at a random breath testing site on Pomona Kin Kin Road on 7 February.
Taking into account the defendant’s history, Magistrate Annette Hennessy fined the man $900 and disqualified him from driving for seven months.
A 43-year-old lawyer was also caught out for drink driving, having recorded a .082 per cent BAC in Noosaville at a random breath testing site on that same night.
The man was fined $500 and has been disqualified from driving for six weeks with no conviction recorded.
The youngest of the defendants to plead guilty was an 18-year-old P-plater who blew .070 in Tewantin on 13 February at 10.48pm.
The man was fined $600 and has been disqualified from driving for five months. No conviction was recorded.
Similar to last week, driving without a licence was again common, with 12 people appearing in court charged with this offence.
Many said they did not receive notification that their licence had been suspended by SPER.
