Police arrested three drivers and impounded two cars following investigations into traffic offences at a Parafield car meet last weekend.
On Saturday 8 November, a car club held a meet in a shopping centre car park on Main North Road at Parafield. Several drivers allegedly engaged in hoon driving, wheel spins and driving dangerously in front of a large crowd, which was captured on video and shared on social media.
Over the weekend of Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 November, officers from Road Policing Section attended a number of addresses in the northern suburbs to speak with drivers whose vehicles.
A 26-year-old Pooraka man was arrested and charged with misuse of a motor vehicle and aggravated driving in a manner dangerous to the public. He was issued with a 12-month instant loss of licence and bailed to appear in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court on 15 December.
His Ford Falcon sedan, which had allegedly been seen out of control and sliding across Main North Road, over the median strip and coming to a stop on the opposite side of the road, was defected for numerous modifications and faults, including crash damage.
Officers attended a Parafield Gardens address and defected a VE Commodore. It was also impounded for 28 days. The alleged driver, a 21-year-old Parafield Gardens man, was arrested and charged with aggravated dangerous driving and misuse of a motor vehicle. He was issued with a 12-month instant loss of licence for dangerous driving and bailed to appear in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court on 17 December.
Police attended a Paralowie address to speak with the registered owner of a VL Commodore recorded being driving dangerously by a male driver and performing a sustained wheel spin. However, the 42-year-old Paralowie woman refused to identify the driver of her car and was arrested. She was charged with fail to truly answer questions as to the identity of the driver of a motor vehicle and bailed to appear in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court on 18 December.
Investigations are continuing into other traffic offences at the meet.
