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Unlicensed driver fined after five children found unrestrained in van
Queensland police say they stopped a 36-year-old woman in a van on Brisbane Road in Redbank, Ipswich, on October 9.
The van was allegedly travelling at 77km/h in a 60km/h zone.
Five children aged from four months to nine years were in the back without proper restraints.
Police say the baby was being held by a five-year-old.
The woman did not have a driving licence, police allege.
She was fined $6,993, received 23 demerit points and was charged with driving without a licence.
Proper restraints are intended to protect children in a crash, when they cannot protect themselves.
A woman was fined $6,993 and given 23 demerit points after five children were found without appropriate restraints in her van.
The children, aged from four months to nine years, were in the back of a Hyundai iMax.
Police said the van was travelling at 77km/h in a 60km/h zone.
The woman was also charged with driving without a licence.
- Who
- A 36-year-old woman and five children aged between four months and nine years.
- What
- The woman was fined $6,993 and given 23 demerit points after police found the children unrestrained in her van. She was also charged with driving without a licence.
- When
- October 9, 2026.
- Where
- Brisbane Road in Redbank, Ipswich, Queensland.
- Why
- Police said the van was allegedly travelling at 77km/h in a 60km/h zone, and the children were not properly restrained.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
There is absolutely no excuse for putting children at risk like this. Every child must be properly restrained, every time, no matter how short the journey.
An unrestrained child is incredibly vulnerable in a crash.
Even at relatively low speeds, the consequences can be catastrophic, and a child simply cannot protect themselves if something goes wrong.
Police pulled over the woman on Brisbane Road in Redbank after allegedly recording her travelling at 77km/h in a 60km/h zone.
SMH reported that the woman had been fined and charged.
- Fine
- $6,993
- Demerit points
- 23
- Speed
- 77km/h in a 60km/h zone
- Location
- Brisbane Road, Redbank, Ipswich
- Children
- Five, aged from four months to nine years
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