Crunchie bars, donuts, 'racism' among excuses from drink-driversSUPPLIED Waikato Police have shared a raft of excuses used by drivers who blew over the limit at a checkpoint on Saturday (file photo). Bribery, sweet treats, racism and guilt trips were dished out to Waikato police during a Saturday night drink-driving blitz. Drivers blowing over the limit tried every excuse in the book to weasel their way out of a trip to the station. In a post on Facebook, police listed some of the excuses they encountered. EXCUSES GIVEN TO POLICE:* "You can't put your checkpoint on this road anyway, it's illegal."

Source: Stuff June 25, 2017 00:49 UTC