A Mount Isa roadtrain driver has been charged after a drink driving incident in Burketown.
Police said that at 8.10am on February 16, officers from Highway Patrol Mount Isa intercepted a road train on Gregory Street, Burketown.
They asked the driver to provide a roadside breath test which returned a positive reading.
The driver, a 41-year-old Mount Isa man was detained and transported to the Burketown Police Station for further breath analysis which returned an alleged reading of 0.102 per cent BAC.
Drivers of road trains are required to have a zero-alcohol reading.
The 41-year-old Mount Isa man is set to appear at the Burketown Magistrates Court on May 20, charged with mid-range drink driving.
His driver licence was immediately suspended.
The road train was transporting food and supplies to remote communities that had been cut off recently, due to flooded roads.
A replacement driver located in Burketown continued the journey, ensuring supplies reached the communities in time.
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Derek Barry
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
