Shock at driver’s dumb move

Shock at driver’s dumb move

A disqualified driver’s shock resolution to get behind the wheel a second time in a single evening has left police “shaking their heads”.

The driver, a 21-year-old man, first got here to the eye of officers after police pulled over a minivan in Wodonga, in Victoria’s northeast, shortly after midnight on Saturday.

A Victoria Police spokeswoman mentioned the car had been driving with out headlights alongside Hovell St and ran a pink mild earlier than it was intercepted.

The driver was greater than double the authorized blood alcohol focus, returning a pattern of 0.102, earlier than additional checks revealed his licence was disqualified.

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Four hours later, the spokeswoman mentioned one other unit was “surprised” to seek out the identical man behind the wheel of a black Holden Barina about 4.30am.

The car was pulled over for driving with out headlights on Havelock St, lower than 500m from the place he was first picked up.

He returned one other optimistic breath take a look at at 0.67 BAC.

“Police were left shaking their heads after they picked up a drink driver twice within five hours,” the spokeswoman mentioned.

“It is expected the man will be summoned in relation to both incidents and will face charges including disqualified driving, drink driving and disobeying a red light.”

Source: www.news.com.au