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Man crashes while four times over alcohol limit

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Sun, 27 Dec 2009 10:09a.m.

The man blew 1745mcg when tested

The man blew 1745mcg when tested

A 40-year-old Gisborne man has "astounded" police after recording a breath alcohol level more than four times the limit for driving.

The man blew 1745mcg; the adult limit is 400mcg.

"The troops were astounded," Gisborne police sergeant David Walker told the Herald on Sunday.

"That's probably the highest reading that a lot of the guys have seen."

The man had crashed near Gisborne but was "walking around and talking fine".

He admitted to police he was an alcoholic.

NZPA

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28 Dec 2009 07:29p.m.

dude wrote:

right on Camsta,
the penalty for this anti-social behaviour is to lame, he's 40 and will be a recidivist drink driver for sure, to bad he never just killed himself in the crash, be one less moron on the road, to hell with the road toll,
there should be two road tolls the, (innocent just minding my own business one) and the (i was a moron one)

27 Dec 2009 11:13a.m.

Camsta wrote:

This guy should be shot before he kills some innocent bystander, maybe you or me, but no our PC court system will have him back behind the wheel in time for new year.