Source: New Zealand Police
Attribute to Rotorua Area Commander, Herby Ngawhika:
A man is facing court after a quick-thinking member of the public phoned 111 about his manner of driving in the Galatea/Murupara area.
On Sunday 12 October at around 6pm, Police received the call reporting someone allegedly driving dangerously along Troutbeck Road.
Police responded and located the vehicle a short time after and it was pulled over on Kopuriki Road.
A routine breath alcohol test was administered, to which the driver has blown around three times the legal limit.
Police would like to thank the member of our community for their vigilance and prompt reporting of the alleged dangerous driving, which led to this driver being held to account. It’s extremely lucky that no one was hurt.
A 69-year-old man is due to appear in Rotorua District Court on 16 October, charged with driving with excess breath alcohol for the third or subsequent time.
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Issued in Police Media Centre
