Tag: drug driving
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Pakenham and Dandenong: Melbourne’s Worst-Affected Areas for Drug Driving
Melbourne’s Drug-Driving Hotspots: Pakenham Leads Victoria Pakenham, a suburb on Melbourne’s south-eastern fringe, has emerged as Victoria’s most problematic area for drug-driving, according to recent police data. The suburb now tops the state for the number of drivers caught under the influence, with Dandenong and other nearby suburbs repeatedly appearing in police briefings. While the…
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Pakenham Drug Drivers: Victoria’s Worst Offender Suburb
The scale of the problem in Pakenham Pakenham, a fast-growing suburb on Melbourne’s south-eastern fringe, has earned a grim distinction in Victoria: the highest number of drug-driver incidents. Local police data show a disturbing pattern, with officers reporting at least one drug-driver encounter every day. The situation paints a worrying picture for road safety in…
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Pakenham Drug Driving Crisis: The Worst-Affected Suburb in Victoria
Summary: A troubling trend in Melbourne’s southeast In Melbourne, a worrying pattern has emerged in the outer southeastern suburb of Pakenham. Local police reports indicate that drug driving violations are not just persistent but outpace the next-worst suburb by a wide margin. As authorities work to clamp down on risky driving under the influence of…
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Shannon Cox jailed after Brand Highway crash that killed two women
Former AFL player sentenced in Brand Highway double manslaughter case A former Australian Football League (AFL) player, Shannon Cox, has been sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison for the manslaughter of two women in a head-on collision on the Brand Highway near Cooljarloo, about 170 kilometres north of Perth. The court heard…