Drink-driver caught at Port Lincoln

About 2.45pm on Wednesday 14 October, police were called to Dutton Street, Port Lincoln, after a an intoxicated man had entered a car and was preparing to drive.

Police attended and located the car and the driver refused to provide his details.

The driver, a 47-year-old Pearlah man, was arrested and underwent a breath test providing a reading of 0.271 – more than five times the limit.

The man was reported for drink driving, issued with a 12-month immediate loss of licence notice, and his car was impounded for 28 days.

He will be summoned to appear before court at a later date.

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