ACT Policing have caught a driver who had a small dog on their lap and was driving with one hand while using a mobile phone on Tuesday evening.
Police pulled over the offender, travelling on Coulter Drive, Belconnen, around 5 pm on Tuesday, 4 September. Infringements were issued for driving using a hand-held mobile phone and driving with an animal on lap totalling $670 in fines and the loss of 3 demerit points.
Police would like to remind all drivers that “road safety is everybody’s responsibility and that anything a driver does that takes their attention away from the road could have tragic consequences for all involved”.