Shock drink drive reading

Police from the Moreton North Highway Patrol have stopped a man in Elimbah, allegedly drink driving six times over the legal limit.

During patrols on Sunday, police saw a Mazda 6 allegedly swerving over the road shoulder and centre lines while driving south on Beerburrum Rd.

Officers intercepted the car on Twin View Rd around 7.15am and conducted an initial roadside breath test (RBT).

The driver, a 41-year-old Glasshouse Mountains man, recorded a blood alcohol concentration of 0.326 per cent back at Caboolture Police Station.

He was issued with an immediate licence suspension and charged with one count of did drive under the influence of liquor.

The man is due to appear in Caboolture Magistrates Court on November 17.

Moreton North Highway Patrol also detected two other men allegedly drink or drug driving in separate incidents during a RBT and roadside drug test (RDT) in Caboolture on Tuesday.

A 29-year-old Caboolture man was intercepted on King St, Caboolture around 8.35am where he returned a positive drug test result for cannabis.

He was issued with a licence suspension and charged with one count of drive with relevant drug in saliva and is due to appear in Caboolture Magistrates on January 12, 2026.

A 35-year-old Beachmere man was also intercepted on Beachmere Rd around 11.10am for a RBT where he returned a blood alcohol concentration of 0.245 per cent.

He was issued with a licence suspension and charged with one count each of did drive under the influence of liquor and driving of motor vehicle without driver licence.

The man is due to appear in Caboolture Magistrates Court on November 24.

Moreton North Highway Patrol Officer in Charge Senior Sergeant Mal Lilley said these are serious offences.

“As one of the Fatal Five, drink and drug driving is a proven contributor to serious and fatal traffic crashes,” Senior Sergeant Lilley said.

“It is extremely dangerous to get behind the wheel while you’re impaired by an intoxicating substance which impacts your ability to judge distance and speed, reduces your co-ordination and concentration, and distorts your perception of time, place and space.

“Never drive a vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol for the sake of your life, and those around you.”

Data shows serious crashes can be significantly reduced when drivers recognise and avoid the Fatal Five - speeding, drink and drug driving, not wearing seatbelts, fatigue and distraction.

For more information visit https://www.police.qld.gov.au/initiatives/fatal-five-staying-safe-roads