Police catch 14 drunk or drug drivers in one night

ACT Policing officers caught nine drug drivers and five drunk drivers on Thursday evening (3 September 2020).

Officer in Charge of Road Policing, Detective Inspector Marcus Boorman said it was a poor reflection of the attitude of some drivers.

“Taking five intoxicated and nine drug drivers off the road in one night is extraordinary and demonstrates how committed our officers are to removing these drivers from our road,” Detective Inspector Boorman said.

“It’s incredibly frustrating to see people continuing to take such reckless risks on the road.

“Driving under the influence of alcohol or any other substance is dangerous. It can cause death or injury, and we will continue to detect and put before the courts those who choose to drink drive or drug drive.”

The nine motorists caught driving with drugs in their system were:

• A 48-year-old man was stopped in Monash and arrested for drug driving, driving while disqualified and breaching a Good Behaviour Order. 
• A 35-year-old man was arrested for drug driving and breach of bail after being stopped in Higgins. 
• A 44-year-old man was pulled over in Red Hill and arrested for drug driving and breaching a Good Behaviour Order. 
• A 36-year-old man was pulled over in Ainslie and arrested for multiple offences including drug driving, driving with a suspended license, driving an unregistered and uninsured motor vehicle.
• A 32-year-old man who had never held a driver’s license was stopped in Weston and arrested for drug driving and driving without a license.
• A 35-year-old woman who had also never held a license was arrested in Ngunnawal for drug and unlicensed driving.
• A 20-year-old man was stopped in O’Connor and arrested for drug driving and with a suspended licence.
• A 33-year-old man was stopped in Cook and arrested for drug driving.
• A 35-year-old man was stopped in Weston where he was arrested for drug driving. 

Five drink drivers were caught drink driving:

• A 33-year-old man was stopped in Dickson after a collision.  The man recorded a BAC of 0.193 and was arrested for drink driving and driving while suspended.
• A 19-year-old woman recorded a BAC of 0.129 after being stopped in Campbell.  She will be summonsed for drink driving offences.
• A 21-year-old man was stopped in Calwell and recorded a BAC of 0.061. He will be summonsed for drink driving offences.
• A 65-year-old man was pulled over in Kambah.  He recorded a BAC of 0.095 and will be summonsed for drink driving offences.
• A 19-year-old P-plater was stopped in Theodore.  He recorded a BAC of 0.037 and will be summonsed on drinking driving offenses.  The legal BAC for P-plate drivers is 0.00.