A female driver has been caught allegedly drink driving twice in four hours by Waikato Highway Patrol officers.
Police say that on Friday 6 September, members of the public reported a vehicle driving over curbs and weaving over the road in the Flagstaff area of Hamilton at around 9pm.
Police responded and found a female driver slumped at the wheel of the vehicle.
“The woman underwent alcohol testing procedures and returned a result of 1291 micrograms per litre of breath,” said Waikato HWP Senior Sergeant, Philip Ruddell.
“At the conclusion of the testing the driver was suspended for 28 days and was taken by police back to a Hamilton address where family lived.”
Just over three hours later, Police stopped the same vehicle due to its manner of driving on Te Rapa Road in Beerescourt, finding same offending driver behind the wheel.
“She again underwent alcohol testing procedures and returned a result of 1248 micrograms and her vehicle was impounded for 28 days,” said Snr Sgt Ruddell.
“She was arrested and will appear in the Hamilton District Court at a later date in relation to driving whilst suspended and two charges relating to impaired driving.
“Police staff were astounded by her behaviour. It’s extremely concerning that people are continuing to make poor and reckless decisions such as this.
“There is really only one positive outcome from these incidents – it is that someone reported the behaviour so we could remove this dangerous driver from our roads and we thank them for contacting us,” he said.
If you see unsafe driving behaviour, or someone is in immediate danger, please call 111 as soon as possible. You can also report matters after the fact by calling Police on 105 or *555.