Police say it “beggars belief” that people continue to drink and drive, after stopping a woman who allegedly recorded a blood alcohol concentration of almost five times the legal limit.
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The 39-year-old from Kennington was pulled over in High Street, Golden Square, shortly before 5pm on Sunday after police received several calls about an erratic driver.
Police say she returned a reading of 0.243.
Her licence was immediately suspended and her car impounded, and she will be charged on summons.
She was the third person police found allegedly drink-driving in three days, one of whom was stopped in a school zone on Friday afternoon.
Two other women were also caught allegedly drink-driving in school zones earlier this month.
Senior Sergeant Ian Brooks, from Bendigo Highway Patrol, said numbers of high-level drink-drivers were out of the ordinary.
“The message is obviously not getting through,” Senior Sergeant Brooks said.
“I don’t understand what people are thinking, if they’re thinking anything at all.”
Senior Sergeant Brooks said emergency services suffered “immeasurable trauma” as a result of attending crashes caused by drink-drivers, as did the wider community.
He said police did not care if drink-drivers lost their car, their licence and potentially even their jobs as a result of their dangerous behaviour.
“I have absolutely no sympathy whatsoever for those caught drink-driving,” he said.
On Sunday, Leading Senior Constable Peter Dyer called on people who knew of someone who drove after drinking to report them to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Natalie Croxon
Reporter at the Illawarra Mercury, mostly covering social affairs. Previously of the Bendigo Advertiser, Northern Daily Leader and Quirindi Advocate. Our Watch award winner.
Reporter at the Illawarra Mercury, mostly covering social affairs. Previously of the Bendigo Advertiser, Northern Daily Leader and Quirindi Advocate. Our Watch award winner.
