A man will appear in court today charged over allegedly spitting and trying to cough on police after he was stopped for riding an unregistered motorcycle in Sydney’s south.
About 5.45pm yesterday (Friday 17 April 2020), officers from Traffic and Highway Patrol Command were patrolling the Beverly Hills area, when they spotted a motorcyclist riding without a helmet on Tooronga Terrace.
Officers stopped the motorcycle to speak with the rider, a 31-year-old man, before he allegedly tried to cough on them and spat at them.
The man underwent a roadside breath test, which allegedly returned a positive result.
He was arrested and taken to St George Police Station, where he underwent a breath analysis test and allegedly returned a reading of 0.079.
The man was charged with 10 offences, including:
- drive with low range PCA,
- use unregistered Class A motor vehicle,
- use uninsured motor vehicle,
- drive motor vehicle unlicensed for Class,
- motorbike rider not wear helmet,
- drive on path,
- resist officer in execution of duty,
- refuse to produce Australian Licence/State Name and residential address,
- not comply with noticed direction re section 7/8/9 – COVID-19, and
- not comply noticed direction re spitting/coughing – COVID-19.
The Tregear man was refused bail to appear at Central Local Court today (Saturday 18 April 2020).
