Driver on number of charges

A female from Surry Hills is due to appear in court in the near future charged with a number of traffic and criminal charges on the Peninsula.

General duties police were patrolling Ettalong around 2am last Monday morning when they attempted to stop a vehicle for a mobile breath test.

During a short slow pursuit the driver was seen to change seats while the passenger was steering the car.

A short time later the vehicle was stopped and the 25-year-old female from Surry Hills refused a roadside breath test.

Following a sobriety test, she was arrested, during the arrest it is alleged that she assaulted police and attempted on a number of occasions to escape custody.

Later she refused a breath analysis, which carries the same penalty as driving with a high range concentration of alcohol.

It was also discovered during the investigation that she had held a learners permit previously, which had expired.

The woman was charged with a number of traffic and criminal charges and will appear at court at a later date.

Press release, February 6 Dave O'Shea, Brisbane Water Traffic Services