Car crashes into Blair Athol shopfront

Emergency services were called to Prospect Road, Blair Athol at 6.30am on Saturday 24 October by reports of a crash.

A vehicle had driven into the front of a vacant shop and driven off.

SES attended the scene to shore up the structure.

Police located the alleged driver and his vehicle nearby.

The 25-year-old Blair Athol man recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.174 - more than three times the legal limit.

He was arrested and charged with drink driving, driving without due care and leaving the scene of a collision.  He was bailed to appear in the Port Adelaide Magistrates Court at a later date.

His Ford sedan, which had sustained front end damage, was impounded for 28 days.

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