A man has been fined after police caught him driving above the speed limit with a child on his lap.
At around 2.15pm on Saturday, July 25, police intercepted a green Landrover Defender speeding southbound on the sand at Teewah Beach.
The driver of the vehicle was also observed with a 10-year-old boy sitting on his lap.
A 43-year-old Mermaid Beach man was issued a traffic infringement notice (TIN) for driving a vehicle with a passenger at least seven years old but under 16 years old in the same seat as another passenger, as well as TINs for speeding more than 20km/h over the 40km/h limit and using an unregistered four-cylinder motor vehicle.
He was fined $1295 and four demerit points.
A total of 18 TINs were issued at Teewah Beach on July 25 as part of the continued Operation Sandstorm, with 12 of those TINs for speeding.
Operation Sandstorm is a joint effort between police and Queensland Parks and Wildlife (QPWS) targeting dangerous behaviour at Noosa North Shore, Teewah Beach and Double Island Point.
Officers from the Sunshine Coast Highway Patrol and the Northern Patrol Group undertake routine patrols focused on enforcement and education, to ensure everyone makes it safely to their destination.
