Limestone Coast Police detected several drink drivers, and one drug driver, over the Christmas long weekend.
At 4.09pm on Friday, December 22, a 40-year-old Mount Gambier man tested positive to methamphetamine while driving on Sturt Street, Mount Gambier. The sample was sent for forensic testing.
About 5.45pm on December 22, a 39-year-old Norwood woman was detected travelling at 130 km/h in a 110 km/h zone on the Princes Highway at West Range, near Kingston SE. She recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.272 – more than five times the legal limit and was reported for drink driving. She was issued with a 12-month immediate loss of license and a fine for speeding. She will be summonsed to appear in court at a later date.
At 8.20pm on December 22, a 43-year-old Nangwarry man was stopped for a driver test in Portland Street, Penola. It will be alleged he failed to comply with directions to submit to a breath analysis test and was reported. He was issued with a 12 month immediate loss of license and had his car impounded for 28 days. He will be summonsed to appear in court at a later date.
About 7pm on December 22, a 62-year-old man from Penola recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.179 on Arthur Street, Penola. He was reported for drink driving, issued with a 12 month immediate loss of license and his car was impounded for 28 days. He will be summonsed to appear in court at a later date.
At 12.50am on Saturday 23 December, a 21-year-old Millicent woman recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.108 on Davenport Street, Millicent. She was issued with a six-month immediate loss of license and her car was impounded for 28 days. She was reported for drink driving and will be summonsed to appear in court at a later date.
At 1.10pm on December 23, a 63-year-old Millicent man recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.090 on Mount Burr Road at Millicent. He was issued with a six-month immediate loss of license and reported for drink driving. He will be summonsed to appear in court at a later date.
At 5.40pm on December 23, a 46-year-old Kalangadoo man allegedly refused to comply with a direction to submit to an alcotest on South West Terrace, Kalangadoo. He was issued with a 12 month immediate loss of license and his car was impounded for 28 days. He will be summonsed to appear in court at a later date.
At 4.45pm on Tuesday, December 26, a 61-year-old man recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.085 when stopped on Mount Gambier Road, Millicent. He was issued with a six-month immediate loss of license and reported for drink driving. He will be summonsed to appear in court at a later date.
