Dunedin high-speed boozers blasted by arrest as ‘bloody idiots’

Crime

29 Nov, 2020 10: 15 PM 2 a short time to read

Two people caught speeding at rather than 150km/h while under the influence of alcohol have been bloody as “bloody idiots”.

Acting Senior Sergeant Anthony Link said the first person, a 26-year-old man, was caught driving throughout 154km/h in a 100km/h zone for State Highway 1, near Allanton, at 10. 05am on Sun,.

The man recorded through 400mcg during an initial breath experiment with, but elected a blood evaluation.

His licence were suspended for 28 days.

Then, at 10. 30pm on Sunday, a 23-year-old jemand allegedly stole a car from Caldwell St in Brockville.

He ended up losing control of your car and crashing into a bank about Taieri Rd. He recorded 600mcg, and admitted to police he previously been driving at 160km/h if he lost control.

Definitely appear in court on December additional.

Bond said the 2 incidents were a recipe over disaster.

“It’s aggravating that people continue to be bloody idiots, lunch break he said.

Impaired driving was a focus for public in December, and people could expect to envision checkpoints, he said.

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Meanwhile, police struggled to keep up with the number of people offending during a short establishment in Dunedin on Friday.

Twenty people were sprung inside the 40-minute operation in Crawford Eluttag targeting people using cellphones and by no means wearing seatbelts, but more may have tucked through.

But Connection said police did not have enough personnel at the operation to keep up with the number of people breaking the law.

He warned which in turn type of operation would continue around the city, particularly in the lead-up at Christmas.