Woman receives massive fine for breaking three road rules at once
Reckless road behaviour has seen a young mother cop a huge fine for breaking three road laws at once. The 32-year-old woman from Kilkenny in Adelaide’s inner-west, was allegedly texting on her mobile phone while driving yesterday morning, and ran a red light at the same time at a busy intersection in Adelaide’s CBD. In the back seat, her three-year-old child was unrestrained.
According to a South Australia Police statement, the woman was issued three fines on the spot, amounting to a whopping $1,341, and scored a total of nine demerit points. This included $394 for using a mobile while driving, $524 for disobeying a traffic light, and $423 for failing to have her child in an approved child restraint.
A young mum has racked up $1,341 in fines today, in a motoring trifecta which could’ve had fatal consequences #FIVEaaNews pic.twitter.com/8P8CJLjxnX
— Matthew Pantelis 🎙 (@MatthewPantelis) October 17, 2018
“This incident occurred at a major city intersection, at peak hour and not only put the life of the child and driver at risk but other road users,” said Superintendent Craig Wall, Officer in Charge, Eastern District.
“To say Police are extremely disappointed in this driving behaviour is an understatement and is one of the reasons police facilitate traffic operations and actively target this type of driving behaviour."
Over a nine day period in March, around 30 South Australian drivers a day were pulled over during the state police’s seatbelt safety blitz Operation Belt Up.