Police have issued a public call for information after reports of a “dog in the driver’s seat” of a ute driving on a Tasmanian beach.
About 9:30am on Saturday January 24, police received a “number of calls from members of the public about a vehicle driving on White Beach, Nubeena”.
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Police said witnesses “reported a white Mitsubishi Triton was being driven on the beach, with a dog in the driver’s seat and a man in the passenger seat”.
Officers “attended and located the vehicle at a property. The dog and the man were nearby,” police said.
The Tasman Council’s Dog Management Policy says dogs must be on a lead at all times on White Beach.
Police have charged a 50-year-old man from White Beach with exceeding the permitted blood alcohol limit of 0.05 per cent, and disqualified him from driving for two years.
He is due to face court in May.
Police are keen to hear from further witnesses, including if anyone has vision or dashcam images.
Please contact police on 131444 or Nubeena Police Station 61188010.
Information can also be provided to anonymously Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or online at the Crime Stoppers website.