Suspended and disqualified drivers arrested

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A 20-year-old Fadden man and a 24-year-old Gordon man will both face court this morning after being arrested by ACT Policing yesterday for separate driving offences.

The 20-year-old man was stopped by police in Calwell about 5.55pm, in an unregistered VW Golf. The Golf was bearing number plates that had been issued to another vehicle owned by the driver, a Ford territory.

Police checks then revealed the driver had been issued an Immediate Suspension Notice for drink driving on 27 September 2020. The driver later admitted he had been disqualified from driving at court yesterday morning.

The man will face charges of driving while disqualified, using an unregistered and uninsured vehicle, and using false number plates calculated to deceive.

The 24-year-old man was detected speeding in an Isuzu truck at 120km/h in an 80km/h zone on William Hovell Drive, Aranda about 8pm yesterday.

When police stopped the truck, police checks found the driver’s licence had been suspended. The driver was also the subject of an outstanding warrant, and was arrested.

When the driver was subjected to breath analysis, he returned a reading of 0.118. As a suspended driver, he was subject to a zero blood-alcohol limit.

The man will face the ACT Magistrates Court this morning charged with driving while suspended, speeding and drink driving.

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