Police say it is lucky no one had been walking along the street when a woman allegedly nearly five times over the legal alcohol limit crashed into a parked car in a suburban street. When police arrived they found a vehicle had crashed into a parked car. The driver allegedly recorded a reading of 1240 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath - which is nearly five times the legal limit of 250mcg. He said at that time of day people could have been out walking with their families or walking to and from the nearby supermarket. "[It] was very lucky there was nobody walking down the road at that time."

Source: Otago Daily Times March 19, 2018 00:00 UTC