A NSW man has been hit with 33 demerit points after he was pulled over for a random breath test and police found five children unrestrained in his panel van. 9News
The man was stopped by highway patrol officers yesterday morning in Campbelltown, south western Sydney.
While speaking with the driver, officers noticed an 11-year-old girl unrestrained in the back of the vehicle and a three-year-old not wearing a seatbelt or in an approved baby seat. Police also discovered another three children beneath a blanket unrestrained on the floor of the van. The 38-year-old man was issued with five traffic infringement notices for unrestrained child offences, incurring six demerits for each infringement. He was also issued with a defective seatbelt offence which carries three demerit points, bringing his total to 33 demerit points.Far from being an isolated case, just hours later police in the northern NSW town of Moree pulled over a woman for a random breath test.
Police discovered four children unrestrained inside the vehicle. The 31-year old woman was issued with four infringements and copped 24 demerit points.
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