Man in court after police blitz
A 22-year-old P-plate driver is due to appear in Woy Woy Local Court next month after allegedly returning a breath test reading of 0.170 after being stopped by Gosford police in Umina over the October long weekend.
NSW Police ran Operation Slowdown from midnight on October 1 until midnight on October 4 with double demerit points in effect for speeding and seatbelt offences.
Brisbane Water Police charged the Woy Woy Bay driver and suspended his licence after being stopped in his 1996 Toyota Lexcen at around 12.15am on October 2.
A licence check revealed the 22-year-old drivers' licence was suspended due to an earlier offence, and he had two passengers in the vehicle.
The man is due to appear in Woy Woy Local Court on November 16.
Brisbane Water Highway Patrol officers detected 22 unregistered and uninsured vehicles in the Woy Woy and Umina area.
The vehicles were detected in the Brisbane Water Highway Patrol's mobile automated number plate recognition vehicle on October 2.
Website, 5 Oct 2010
NSW Police Media