Photo: ODT filesDrivers who have been drinking are concerning police, after 18 were stopped at a checkpoint between Dunedin and Port Chalmers in an hour. Constable Nick Turner, of Dunedin, said a team set up the checkpoint on State Highway 88 about 4.20pm. In about an hour officers breath-tested 18 drivers who either admitted consuming alcohol or failed an initial screening test. The high number of drivers who had been drinking was concerning, because there was evidence that every drink contributed to danger on the roads, Const Turner said. The legal limit for an adult aged 20 and over is 250 micrograms (mcg) of alcohol per litre of breath.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 20, 2022 22:53 UTC