WHILE his truck was moving, a 40-year-old Nicholls man swapped the driver’s spot with his female passenger in an attempt to avoid being caught for driving offences and breach of bail.
It didn’t work and, despite what police describe as an “extraordinary” attempt, he was arrested yesterday (December 31) afternoon in Gungahlin.
About 3.35pm, police on patrol in Nicholls followed an Isuzu truck into Gungahlin and indicated to the man driving to pull over.
Police will allege the man accelerated heavily and drove over the median strip on Gungahlin Drive, before swerving several times on to Kosciuszko Avenue. While the vehicle was moving, the officers watched the driver and his female passenger swap their positions in the truck.
After the truck stopped on Kosciuszko Avenue, police checks revealed the man’s licence had expired in February 2019. Police say the man also returned a positive roadside test result to a prescribed drug and was taken into custody for formal oral fluid analysis. This test returned positive indications to both methamphetamine and cannabis.
The man, whose bail conditions included not to drive unless licenced and not to drive with a prescribed substance in his blood or oral fluid, will face the ACT Magistrates Court tomorrow (January 2) charged with drug driving, unlicensed driving, and failing to stop for police.
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