Police stop traffic at a checkpoint on Crawford St earlier this week.PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSHDistracted drivers, speeding motorists and even one of their own have left Dunedin police highly disappointed this week. Included in the 45 drivers caught using their cellphones while driving was one police officer. Otago Coastal team leader of road policing Senior Sergeant Jared Kirk confirmed a police officer was caught using a cellphone while driving. In another police operation, 15 drivers were caught speeding, including one driver caught travelling at 184kmh on the Southern Motorway. "We're highly disappointed, to put it politely ...

Source: Otago Daily Times November 29, 2018 15:33 UTC