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Police Have Stopped a High Range Drink Driver at Napperby

June 20, 2023 12:35 am in by
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Police have stopped a high range drink driver at Napperby.

Just after 4.30pm Sunday, police were called to a caravan park off the Augusta Highway after reports a man was drink driving.

When police arrived they located a man sitting in his Mitsubishi sedan. He was subsequently breath tested and he allegedly produced a blood alcohol reading of 0.321, more than six times the limit for a fully licenced driver.

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Further checks showed that his car was unregistered and he was breaching the conditions of his permit licence.

The 51-year-old mid north man was reported for drink driving, driving an unregistered motor vehicle and breaching the conditions of his permit licence.

He was further issued with a 12 month instant loss of licence and his vehicle was impounded for 28 days.

He will be summonsed to appear in the Port Pirie Magistrates Court at a later date.

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