Teen trashes his Falcon doing burnouts at Rockleigh

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A 17-year-old from Mount Barker will face court after being reported for allegedly doing burnouts at Rockleigh on Saturday night.

Police were called to the corner of Bremer Valley Road and Plantation Road, just north of Colrae, around 12.30am on Sunday.

They impounded the P-plater’s Ford Falcon for 28 days after finding it in a non-roadworthy state, with a burst tyre.

They also reported its driver for misusing a motor vehicle and breaching the conditions of his licence.

He was not the first local driver to face the law over the weekend.

Also penalised were:

• A 21-year-old Murray Bridge man, for allegedly having a blood alcohol reading of 0.15 while driving on Swanport Road on Saturday; he lost his licence for 12 months, his vehicle for 28 days and will face court
• A 31-year-old Murray Bridge woman allegedly caught driving while disqualified and on drugs, with more drugs and a flare in her car, on Bremer Road on Saturday; she was arrested, but later granted bail
• A 32-year-old Murray Bridge man for allegedly blowing 0.87 after being spotted doing a U-turn across a solid white line on Old Swanport Road on Sunday; he lost his licence for six months for drink driving, had his car impounded for 28 days and will face court
• A 43-year-old Murray Bridge man for allegedly blowing 0.143 and driving while not authorised on Fraser Avenue on Sunday; he had a licence suspension extended by six months, lost his car for 28 days and will go to court
• A 26-year-old Murray Bridge P-plater for allegedly testing positive to drugs while driving on Mulgundawah Road on Sunday; he lost his licence for three months
• Three more drivers for alleged drug driving: a Murray Bridge man, 37, on Weigall Avenue; a 38-year-old Western Australian man, on Brinkley Road; and a 24-year-old Wall Flat man, on Cypress Terrace; each lost his licence for three months and may face court