Police witnessed an unusual sight at around 2.50am on Sunday when they spotted seven people crammed into one normal-sized sedan driving down Kooringal Avenue.
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Four passengers were jammed into the back seat while another three people were spilling into the front seat, including the driver.
Two of the passengers were not wearing seatbelts, since the car was only fitted with five.
When police pulled the car over they smelled alcohol on the driver’s breath, so they gave a roadside breath test which returned a positive reading.
The driver was arrested and returned a further reading of 0.151, so they were charged with high-range drink driving and had their licence suspended.
They will face Griffith Local Court.
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That same Sunday night at around 2.25am police pulled over a vehicle on MacKay Avenue for a random breath test.
The 31-year-old male driver returned a positive reading, so he was arrested and taken to Griffith Police Station for further testing.
His breath analysis returned a reading of 0.153, so he was charged with high-range drink driving and will face Griffith Local Court. His driving licence was suspended.
Later that Sunday morning at around 10am police stopped a vehicle on Erskine Road after sighting an unaccompanied young man behind the wheel.
When police questioned the young man they discovered he was a 17-year-old driver who was still on his L licence.
The man’s licence was suspended and he received an infringement notice for driving on an L licence while unaccompanied.
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Kenji Sato
Kenji Sato is a handsome journalist at The Daily Advertiser who enjoys writing flattering bios about himself in the third person. He can be contacted by email at kenji.sato@dailyadvertiser.com.au or by mobile on 0448 927 612.
Kenji Sato is a handsome journalist at The Daily Advertiser who enjoys writing flattering bios about himself in the third person. He can be contacted by email at kenji.sato@dailyadvertiser.com.au or by mobile on 0448 927 612.
