17 March 2025

Men charged with Cooktown drink driving, vehicle offences

| Cape York Weekly

A 56-year-old man and a 33-year-old man have been charged with drink driving and vehicle offences over alleged incidents in Cooktown earlier this month. Photo: Supplied.

A 56-year-old man and a 33-year-old man have been charged with drink driving and vehicle offences over alleged incidents in Cooktown earlier this month.

At about 11am on 1 March, police intercepted a vehicle on Charlotte Street and the driver of the vehicle, a 56-year-old male from Hope Vale, allegedly returned a positive roadside reading for alcohol and later returned a blood alcohol concentration reading of 0.124.

The vehicle the man was driving was also unregistered and uninsured.

He was issued with an immediate licence suspension and a notice to appear at Cooktown Magistrates Court on 2 April, charged with drink driving and driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle.

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On 2 March, at approximately 2pm, Cooktown police intercepted a vehicle on Endeavour Valley Road for the purpose of a breath test and licence check.

The driver, a 33-year-old Cooktown man, allegedly returned a positive reading for alcohol and later a blood alcohol concentration reading of 0.113.

The man was issued with an immediate licence suspension and appeared in Cooktown Magistrates Court on 5 March.

Cooktown police, as well as those from neighbouring regions, are currently involved in a traffic operation targeting Cook Shire until the conclusion of the Easter school holidays.

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