200 speeders, 24 drink drivers busted in CQ

A staggering amount of drink drivers have been caught in the past week.

Weekly road stats for the Capricornia District have revealed that 24 drink drivers were caught – including two high range readings.

4,000 RBT’s were carried out across the region last week – with two drivers blowing more than three times the limit at Emerald.

One driver was busted on Opal St, blowing 0.151 BAC and another blew 0.150 BAC on Clermont St.

Concerningly, more than 200 people were nabbed exceeding the speed limit – including three high range readings.

One driver was recorded going 144 km/hr in a 100 zone at Norman Gardens.

Another flew at 121 kms in a 70 zone on the Bruce at Benaraby.

Nine crashes occurred across the region, luckily none were fatal.