A 17-year-old boy was to appear in court today after he was found driving a car while five times over the legal youth alcohol limit, despite being a forbidden driver, police say.
Senior Sergeant Ciaran Sloan said the teen's breath alcohol level was 800 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath when he was tested at 9.30pm on Saturday. The youth alcohol limit is 150mcg.
Mr Sloan said the boy was also charged with driving while forbidden and giving false details to police.
Just after midnight on Saturday, a 19-year-old man was processed for drink driving after a breath test showed he had 355 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath. The legal limit for a driver aged under 20 is 150mcg.
Meanwhile in Picton, an Auckland teenager had his car impounded and was charged with multiple counts of sustained loss of traction and wilful damage after he did skids and burnouts at a number of places in Picton last week.
The 18-year-old, who was attending an aviation course in Blenheim, came to Picton to stay with friends last week and police had a number of complaints about his driving and a description of the distinctive sounding white Toyota Corolla. Senior Sergeant Peter Payne said he came to the police station after word was put out on the street that police wanted to interview him.
A Blenheim beneficiary was to face serious drug charges in court today after being arrested on Friday night.
Mr Sloan said a 43-year-old man was arrested at 9.50pm and charged with possession of methamphetamine utensils and three charges of possession of precursor substances – ingredients to make drugs – with intent.
Mr Sloan said the arrest was part of a police crackdown on drugs, in particular methamphetamine.
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