A man has had his licence suspended after returning a blood alcohol reading almost five times higher than the legal limit.
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The 49-year-old man driving a grey utility vehicle returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.245 after Echuca police witnessed him struggling to navigate a roundabout on Annesley Street in the CBD on Sunday morning.
Officers witnessed the incident at about 1.20am after which they pulled the driver over to conduct a preliminary breath test and he returned a positive result.
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The driver accompanied police to the station where he completed a second breath test, blowing nearly five times the legal limit.
His vehicle was impounded for 30 days at a cost of $1005 and the man is expected to front the Magistrates Court in the near future.
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Maddy Fogarty
Reporting to you from Sydney these days, I've come to the big smoke via the rolling hills of Bendigo, Victoria and agricultural plains of Shepparton before that.
Reporting to you from Sydney these days, I've come to the big smoke via the rolling hills of Bendigo, Victoria and agricultural plains of Shepparton before that.
