Police have charged three people over separate traffic incidents in the Coolum area in the last week.
On July 14, police were called to reports of a car crashing into a tree around 6.50pm on Centenary Heights Road at Coolum Beach.
The Volkswagen Amarok sustained significant damage and caused a branch of the tree to fall and block the road.
The driver and sole occupant of the car was not injured and members of the public assisted the driver out of the car.
Police conducted a breath test which resulted in an alleged blood alcohol concentration of 0.140 per cent which is almost three times the legal limit.
A 41-year-old Mount Coolum man was issued a licence suspension and charged with one count of drive motor vehicle whilst over the middle alcohol limit.
He has been issued a notice to appear in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on August 5.
Around 5pm on July 19, police were called to reports of a car allegedly being driven dangerously along David Low Way, Coolum Beach.
The Nissan Micra allegedly turned left onto Yandina Coolum Road when the car stalled.
A blood analysis of the driver is currently being tested.
A 26-year-old Sippy Downs woman has been charged with one count each of dangerous operation of a vehicle and adversely affected by an intoxicating substance and driving motor vehicle without a driver licence.
The woman is due to appear in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on August 21.
In another incident between 1pm to 2pm on July 20, police received multiple reports of an Audi A3 allegedly being driven dangerously on the Sunshine Motorway through Marcoola and Peregian Springs and on David Low Way through Coolum Beach.
The car did not have any registration number plates attached.
The car eventually stopped and parked in front of a Beryl Street address at Mount Coolum where police attended and arrested the driver and sole occupant of the car.
A 34-year-old Mount Coolum man has been charged with one count each of dangerous operation of a vehicle and driving motor vehicle without a driver licence.
He was refused police bail and appeared in Maroochydore Magistrates Court yesterday.
The car has also been impounded by police for 90 days.
Sergeant Joel Bryant from the Coolum Beach Police Station said police were frustrated that people continue to drive dangerously, drunk or drug affected.
“Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol is a proven cause of serious or fatal traffic crashes, and doing so is only contributing to the trauma we see on our roads,” Sergeant Bryant said.
“The decision to drive affected by liquor or drugs can have agonising consequences including fatalities, life changing injuries, and significant trauma for the driver, their family, and the community.
“Police will continue to proactively target the Fatal Five and any motorist driving dangerously to reduce the lives lost on our roads,” he said.
