"After a quick discussion with the occupants, a 19-year-old man was identified as the driver and he blew 693mcg." Snr Sgt Dinnissen said the young man was among 11 drivers caught drinking and driving in Dunedin over the weekend. Between Friday night and Sunday morning, a 19-year-old man blew 509mcg, a 50-year-old woman blew 664mcg, a 24-year-old man blew 819mcg, a 21-year-old woman blew 553mcg, a 28-year-old man blew 502mcg, a 21-year-old man blew 445mcg, a 19-year-old man blew 357mcg, a 22-year-old man blew 537mcg and a 19-year-old man blew 118mcg. "We’re lucky that none of them resulted in serious injuries," Snr Sgt Dinnissen said. In New Zealand, the alcohol limit for drivers aged 20 years and over is 250mcg of alcohol per litre of breath and the blood alcohol limit is 50mg per 100ml of blood.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 28, 2021 23:03 UTC