Drink drivers cause crashes
LEONGATHA Police nabbed three drink drivers in recent days.
The first offending driver was found on Saturday night after he crashed his car around 11.20pm at Beilbys Road, Leongatha South.
The car flipped onto its roof on the gravel road. A passenger, a 21 year old Leongatha woman, sustained spinal and neck injuries and was airlifted to the Alfred Hospital. Her condition has been described as “not serious”.
The driver, a 21 year old Leongatha man, was found to be driving with a disqualified licence. Police conducted a breath test and found the driver to be almost three times the legal blood alcohol limit.
The man has been charged for driving with a disqualified licence, drink driving and other traffic offences.
Enquiries are continuing into what caused the accident and the man will appear in court at a later date.
A second drink driver was caught in Leongatha yesterday (Monday) afternoon when he collided with another vehicle at the intersection of Church and Bair streets.
The offending driver made a left hand turn onto Church Street where he collided with a car waiting to turn onto Bair Street at approximately 1.15pm.
The offending driver was breath tested at Leongatha Police Station where he returned a reading four times over the legal limit. His licence was suspended immediately.
The man, a 45 year old Leongatha resident, will appear at Korumburra Magistrates’ Court for drink driving and traffic offences.
Another offending driver was caught drink driving in Korumburra on Saturday.
Leongatha Police intercepted a car after it was spotted driving erratically on Mine Road at 12.15pm.
The driver was brought back to Leongatha Police Station where he returned a breath test over four times the legal limit.
The 37 year old Korumburra man had his licence immediately suspended and will appear at Korumburra Magistrates’ Court at a later date.
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