It was a busy night at checkpoints around Dunedin yesterday with several drivers blowing high breath alcohol readings.
Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond, of Dunedin, said at a police stopped a 53-year-old at a checkpoint in Quarry Rd at 9pm, 150m from the pub where he had allegedly been drinking.
The man underwent breath alcohol testing and recorded a breath alcohol level of 813mcg.
At the same checkpoint, a 26-year-old man was stopped and underwent breath testing procedures.
He also recorded a high reading of 712mcg.
A 27-year-old man recorded a breath alcohol level of 767mcg,
All three men had their licences suspended and will appear in court at a later date.
Elsewhere in the city, a man went through a checkpoint in South Rd.
The 63-year-old man underwent breath testing procedures and recorded a breath alcohol level of 380mcg.
Over on Taieri Rd, a 56-year-old man stopped at the checkpoint and underwent breath testing procedures.
He recorded a breath alcohol level of 313mcg.
Both men were issued infringement notices.
