A man who police say was seen by a member of the public driving around with a large bottle of bourbon in his car will appear in court today for refusing to let the police test him for alcohol.
Constable Michelle Stagg, of Blenheim, said a member of the public saw the man driving erratically through Spring Creek Holiday Park on Rapaura Rd at 7.30am on Friday. Noticing the bottle of bourbon, he tried to remove the car keys from the driver, but could not and called the police, Miss Stagg said. The driver refused to do a breath test and then refused to give a sample of blood to be tested for alcohol.
A 32-year-old male factory worker was charged with refusing an officer's request for blood and was to appear in the Blenheim District Court today.
In a separate incident, a 50-year-old man was charged with driving with excess breath alcohol after he was stopped in Colemans Rd, Springlands, at 8.50pm on Saturday. The man's breath test showed 653 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath, Miss Stagg said. The legal adult limit is 400mcg.
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