Drink driver blows 0.145 at Port Pirie
17 Jul 2026 6:15am
A drink driver was detected nearly three times the legal limit at Port Pirie in the early hours of this morning.
Just before 3am on Friday 17 July, police stopped a ute on Esmond Road, Port Pirie for a mobile driver test.
The driver, a 51-year-old Seacombe Gardens, returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.145.
He was reported for drink driving and issued with a six-month instant loss of licence.
He will be summonsed to appear in the Port Pirie Magistrates Court at a later date.
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