Driver almost 4 times legal alcohol limit

PHOTO: ODT FILES
PHOTO: ODT FILES
A man who crashed his car into several other vehicles was found to be nearly four times the legal alcohol limit.

He was one of several motorists caught drink-driving in Dunedin over the weekend, Senior Sergeant Craig Dinnissen said.

Police were called to Taieri Rd at 5.10am on Sunday after a 37-year-old man crashed his car into several other cars while driving home from Fairfield.

He recorded a breath alcohol level of 936mcg.

Just over an hour later, at 6.30am, police were called after an 18-year-old man crashed his vehicle near Dundas St and did a runner.

The man was found in George St, where he recorded a breath alcohol level of 883mcg.

At 4.40pm, a 51-year-old male driver was stopped on the Southern Motorway, where he recorded 573mcg.

He admitted to having drunk alcohol, and was on his way to Milton after leaving a nearby tavern.

Another driver who had been drinking, this time at an Octagon bar, was pulled over while driving home in Kenmure Rd at 5.34pm.

The 44-year-old woman was initially stopped for speeding, after being clocked doing 65km in a 50km area.

She recorded a breath alcohol level of 499mcg.

 

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