Drunk-driver blew 0.261

A MAN who almost caused two head-on collisions was more than five times the legal blood alcohol limit.

Andrew Ralph Gardner, 41, was sentenced to five months jail, to be suspended for three years and disqualified from driving for 22 months.

Gardner recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.261 per cent. He pleaded guilty in the Southport Magistrates Court yesterday to one count of being under the influence of liquor while in charge of a vehicle.

The court was told police received calls from the public on June 5 after Gardner’s car nearly caused two head-ons.