Drink drivers reported

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Drink drivers reported

Police reported three drivers in the Limestone Coast region over the weekend.

About 12.18pm on Friday police stopped a Ford sedan on Glen Street, Millicent and breath tested the driver.

The driver, a 48-year-old Millicent man, allegedly returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.122. Checks revealed his vehicle was unregistered and his vehicle was impounded for 28 days and he was issued with a six month instant loss of licence.

At 1am on Saturday police spotted a Nissan SUV in a carpark off James Street, Mount Gambier, with a 37-year-old Mount Gambier man sitting in the driver’s seat with the engine running.

He was breath tested and allegedly returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.117. He was issued with an instant loss of licence for six months and will attend court at a later date.

At 8.30pm on Saturday police stopped a Toyota station wagon on Queen Street, Penola and breath tested the driver.

The 43-year-old Penola man allegedly returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.082. He was issued with an instant loss of licence for six months and will attend court at a later date.

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