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Charges after stolen vehicle involved in Bruce Highway crash

Police have charged two people after an allegedly stolen vehicle was involved in a serious traffic crash near Coolbie on December 22.
It will be alleged that around 5.30am, a stolen Holden Cruze and a stolen Mitsubishi Challenger were travelling southbound on the Bruce Highway.
The Cruze allegedly passed another vehicle (a Toyota Kluger) at high speed, and as the Challenger went to follow suit, it narrowly avoided a head-on crash with an oncoming truck.
The Challenger then collided with the rear left-hand side of the Kluger, forcing it into the northbound lane and into a drain before it rolled a number of times.
The Challenger also rolled multiple times on the southern side of the highway.
The Cruze returned to the scene to pick up the two uninjured occupants of the Challenger before allegedly speeding off again towards Townsville.
The driver of the Kluger – a 72-year-old Upper Stone man – along with the two

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Attempted carjacking, Cannon Hill

Police are investigating an attempted carjacking incident that occurred at Cannon Hill this morning (December 28).
Preliminary investigations indicate at about 11am, a woman was unpacking her vehicle at a residence in Princes Street when another woman approached, entered her vehicle and unsuccessfully attempted to start it.
The female resident yelled at the offender causing a male occupant from the residence to come outside and physically detain the female offender.
A male offender waiting in a nearby vehicle produced a tomahawk resulting in the female offender being released.
Both male and female offenders fled the scene in a Commodore sedan and were last seen in Cavendish Road, Coorparoo.
No one was injured during the incident.
Investigations are continuing.
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Christmas Road Safety – Festive Break Day 5 results

Seventeen people were caught without their seatbelts on while behind the wheel in Queensland on Day 5 of the Festive Break phase of the Christmas Road Safety campaign.
Since the beginning of Festive Break, 84 drivers have been caught without their seatbelts while driving their vehicle.
So far 339 drivers have returned positive tests for drink- and drug-driving over the Christmas period.
The highest reading across the state yesterday was a 45-year-old Orange woman who was charged with one count of driving under the influence of alcohol and one count of driving unregistered, after allegedly returning a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of 0.245 per cent at Peregian Beach.
The state’s most high-risk speeding motorist was captured allegedly travelling at 201 km/hour in an 100km/hour zone on the Pacific Motorway at Slacks Creek.
Police across Queensland continue to target high-risk road user behaviour including the Fatal Five: speeding, drink and drug driving, distracted driving, fatigue and failing to wear

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