An alleged drunk driver was caught by police at a Dunedin bottle store after fleeing the scene of a crash on Monday evening. Senior Sergeant Craig Dinnissen, of Dunedin, said the man crashed his car on the State Highway 1 Caversham bypass,near the South Rd overbridge. He fled the scene, leaving his vehicle on the motorway, but was seen by an off-duty police officer who gave chase, Snr Sgt Dinnissen said. A police dog team was alerted and shortly afterwards the man was caught at Super Liquor Andersons Bay. Several charges were likely, Snr Sgt Dinnissen said.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 21, 2019 16:30 UTC