Murray Mallee traffic wrap up

About 6pm on Friday 22 May, police stopped a Toyota ute on the Sturt Highway, Paisley for a mobile breath test. The driver, a 39-year-old from Darlington, recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.109.
He was reported for drink driving, issued with a six-month immediate loss of licence notice and will be summonsed to appear in the Berri Magistrates Court at a later date.

Later that evening, around 10.15pm, police detected a Toyota station wagon travelling at 144 km/h in a 110 km/h zone on the Sturt Highway, Stockyard Plain. The driver, a 28-year-old Waikerie man, returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.120.
He was reported for speeding and drink driving, issued with a six-month immediate loss of licence notice and his car was impounded for 28 days.

At about 7pm on Saturday 23 May, police stopped a Mitsubishi ute on Ian Oliver Drive, Waikerie, for a driver test. The driver, a 39-year-old man from Blakeview, returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.210 – more than four times the legal limit.
He was reported for drink driving, issued a 12-month immediate loss of licence notice and his vehicle was impounded for 28 days. He will be summonsed to appear in the Berri Magistrates Court at a later date.

Just before 1am on Sunday 24 May, a Ford ute was driven on Raymont Avenue, Loxton, when police signalled for the driver to stop. The vehicle failed to do so and was detected a short time later.
The driver, a 25-year-old Barmera man, was arrested and allegedly returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.096. He was also found to be driving on an expired licence.
He was reported for dangerous driving to avoid police pursuit, drink driving and driving unlicensed. He was issued with a six-month immediate loss of licence notice and will appear in the Berri Magistrates Court at a later date.