COVID-19 positive woman charged with drink driving after allegedly flouting Canberra's lockdown rules

[Neferti]

COVID-19 positive woman charged with drink driving after allegedly flouting Canberra's lockdown rules
A Canberra woman who had tested positive to COVID-19 and was supposed to be in quarantine at home was allegedly caught drink driving with two passengers in her car in the early hours of Sunday morning.
As well as being charged with drink driving, the woman was handed a $1,000 fine for breaching ACT health directions, while her passengers were ordered into isolation, due to their close contact with the woman.

ACT police have also reminded Canberrans that certain parks and reserves are off-limits during the lockdown, after catching multiple drivers trying to break the rules during compliance checks on the western edge of the city on Sunday.

Police said they turned around 250 vehicles at the Cotter and Uriarra, which are among the areas currently closed.

Yesterday, ACT Chief Police Officer Neil Gaughan said some Canberrans had been caught bending the rules in recent days.

"We are seeing a little bit of complacency starting to appear across the territory, and we really ask people to stay the course and stick to the rules. I'd just like to remind Canberrans that all reserves to the west and east… remain closed," Commissioner Gaughan said.

On Thursday and Friday last week, ACT police led high visibility border compliance activities, checking more than 7,400 vehicles and turning around more than 40 drivers.

The two main issues identified at the border were freight drivers that did not have proper COVID-negative test documentation and local district drivers who did not have the appropriate exemption documents.

Detective Superintendent Naomi Binstead urged Canberrans not to get complacent.

"We understand people are keen to get back to normal but we must keep to the important health directions, for everyone's safety," she said.

"Now is not the time to become complacent or to take an: 'It'll be right attitude'.

"The better everyone sticks to the rules, the faster we can see more restrictions eased."

As of today, ACT police have conducted 26,626 traffic compliance stops, issued 277 directions to leave the ACT and made 36 arrests for breaching health directions.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-21/ ... /100479632

[Bobby]

How irresponsible.

She needs to be put in jail.

[Neferti]

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