Last week, police allegedly caught the same Tesla owner driving under the influence not once but twice in the space of three hours.
Queensland Police have released body camera footage of officers stopping the 50-year-old driver for a second time, just hours after her license was suspended.
“I told you not to drive,” an exasperated police officer told the woman.
The woman was first stopped by police after allegedly traveling 28km/h over the speed limit in a white Tesla SUV near Mount Nathan on the Gold Coast around midday on April 12.
She failed a roadside breathalyzer test and was taken back to Coomera police station, where she allegedly expired 0.199, almost four times the legal blood alcohol limit.
A Tesla driver was allegedly caught driving under the influence twice in the space of three hours.
Police immediately suspended the woman’s license and she was charged with driving under the influence.
The woman left the police station in an Uber.
Less than three hours later, shocked police allegedly spotted the same electric car traveling west along Beaudesert Nerang Road in Mount Nathan.
Officers stopped the vehicle a second time.
“You have to be zero because you don’t have a license now,” the officer explained to the woman.
He then underwent another roadside breath test and allegedly returned a second positive result.
You have failed again! the officer said to the woman, who put her hands on her head.
The woman was taken back to Coomera police station, where she allegedly exceeded 0.183, still well over the limit.
The woman was charged with a second count of driving under the influence.
She was also charged with driving while disqualified.
He is due to appear at Southport Magistrates Court on May 1.
Queensland Police have announced a crackdown on bad and illegal driver behavior on the Pacific Highway and across the Gold Coast hinterland.
The woman was charged with two counts of driving while intoxicated and one count of driving with a suspended license.
“We are sending a clear message that risky driving behavior will not be tolerated,” Inspector Kayleen James said.
“Whether it’s speed, intoxication or improper securing of cargo, these are decisions that can have deadly consequences.
“This operation is part of our commitment to reduce tolls and make our roads safer for everyone.”
