Tag: driving

Repeat offender steered back to court over host of driving offences

A32-year-old Mount Gambier woman has been convicted for her tenth offence of driving whilst disqualified or suspended.
Jacqueline Alicia Tickner appeared in the Mount Gambier...

Mount Gambier man ordered to serve good behaviour bond following cannabis cultivation

AMount Gambier man has plead guilty to cultivating up to the prescribed number of cannabis plants.
The defendant faced the Mount Gambier Magistrates court unrepresented...

Tough time leads to city courtroom

AMount Gambier Magistrate expressed her concerns last week of the difficulty faced by the less vulnerable amid the rising cost of living.
The comments were...

Woman faces Mount Gambier magistrate over ‘serious’ offending allegations

AMount Gambier woman was found sleeping in a car she had stolen, a court has heard.
Lucy Koch-Little appeared in custody via audio link in...

Disqualified drivers continue to flout law

Anumber of people faced the Mount Gambier Magistrates Court in front of Magistrate Koula Kossiavelos last week accused of driving whilst disqualified or suspended.
Seven...

Drug test process upheld

AMount Gambier man’s application to remove his licence suspension on the grounds police were not wearing gloves when administering the drug test has been...

Four year ban handed down

A42-year-old Tarpeena woman has had her licence disqualified for a total of four years after pleading guilty to a string of driving 
offences. Kelly Lee...

Accused drink driver gets lesson in Magistrate’s authority

The Mount Gambier Magistrates Court was disrupted last week when a defendant demanded to know Magistrate Koula Kossiavelos’ authority.
Adrian McNamara appeared in the court...

Deadly crash court case date set

ACoonawarra man has appeared in court following the death of two Suttontown residents in a multi-vehicle crash on the Riddoch Highway near Penola on...

Widespread ongoing roadworks drive motorists up the wall

Limestone Coast residents are experiencing ongoing frustration and continued delays over road works taking part along a significant stretch of South East highway. The works...

Keep your cool this summer

Drivers are being urged to show their cars some TLC during this week’s hot spell, as RAA data shows the risk of cars overheating...

‘Fatal five’ shock campaign

Aconfronting and graphic campaign urging South Australians to buckle up will launch in February.
The ads, filmed at Sellicks Beach and Alberton, show how rollovers...

Roo crash injures motorcyclist

The rider of a Harley Davidson motorbike was seriously injured after hitting a kangaroo at Furner on Friday morning. The alarm was raised with the...

Brazen Penola break-in

Police are investigating a weekend break-in at the Vintage Café, Penola, which occurred between 6.30pm on Saturday and 7am on Sunday.
A front window was...

Police reward good road safety habits

The young people of Wattle Range can win great prizes if “caught” doing the right thing on the roads over the summer holidays.
Wattle Range...