Drink driver blows 0.343

A 30-YEAR-OLD man has astonished police by blowing almost seven times the legal blood alcohol limit in Colac at the weekend.

The unlicensed driver was nabbed by police in Glenn Court and later recorded a 0.343 blood alcohol reading, police say.

The man in a black hatchback — which will be impounded for a month — was spotted nearby after police responded to reports it was being driven erratically on Saturday afternoon.

Two other people behind the wheel on the region’s roads in the past 72 hours blew more than four times the legal limit. All three are expected to face court on drink driving charges.

Geelong Highway Patrol Sergeant Darren Murphy said it was likely these drivers had a “severe lack of control” of their cars at the time they were caught.

“It is certainly behaviour that we want to completely stop. It is very dangerous for other drivers,” Sgt Murphy said. “They’d have a severe lack of control of their motor vehicle and well and truly im- paired when driving their cars at these levels.

“It’s very disappointing to find people who are so highly affected by alcohol driving motor vehicles.

“You can end up going to 1 Furnishing during cop show 2 Run at the finish to

separate with violence 3 Mass when partially unclothed Dial back when put in such position 5 Run to get sick bird 6 Caps poor run inside quarrel 4 jail for these sort of offences.”

Drivers caught behind the wheel with drugs or alcohol in their system in the past 72 hours include: A 43-YEAR-OLD Torquay man who yesterday blew 0.256 on Pioneer Rd, Grovedale before midday; A 60-YEAR-OLD male disqualified driver from Grovedale who blew 0.248 on Saturday; and, SIX drug drivers caught in Corio, Whittington, Waurn Ponds and Colac.

Sgt Murphy said three of the drug-affected drivers were caught by police on Saturday afternoon during random intercepts. He warned drivers to be vigilant during the school holidays as more children were out during the day.

“With school holidays and the increased numbers of kids possibly out riding bikes and getting around in the local streets … we ask drivers to be patient and drive safely and be mindful of the conditions,” he said.

“They’d have a severe lack of control of their motor vehicle and well and truly impaired when driving their cars at these levels. GEELONG HIGHWAY PATROL SERGEANT DARREN MURPHY