A teenage driver smashed his vehicle into a parked car in Dunedin on Saturday and when police arrived, he was still drinking in the driver’s seat, police allege.
At 12.50am Saturday morning in Ramsay St, Pine Hill, a member of the public heard a vehicle driving down the street and crashing into a parked car, Acting Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond said.
When police arrived a 17-year-old male was sitting in the driver’s seat with ‘‘a bottle of bourbon in each hand’’, Acting Snr Sgt Bond said.
The teenager was found to be driving with a breath-alcohol level of 791mcg.
His licence was suspended and the matter was referred to youth aid for follow.
Acting Snr Sgt Bond said he believed the youth would be prosecuted.
