A drunk man banned from consuming alcohol fled officers after driving the wrong way through Dunedin’s Octagon, police say.<\/p>\n
Police spotted the 38-year-old man about 11.50pm on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Officers signalled for him to stop, but he took off and dumped the vehicle in Princes St, Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond, of Dunedin, said today.<\/p>\n
The man was later found and recorded a breath alcohol level of 820mcg.<\/p>\n
The legal limit for people aged 20 and over is 250mcg of alcohol per litre of breath.<\/p>\n
The man had release conditions to not consume alcohol, so he was arrested, charged for that breach and for drink-driving.<\/p>\n
Police earlier in the day stopped several more drivers, who explained they had been drinking on Crate Day, Snr Sgt Bond said. \u00a0<\/p>\n
At a checkpoint in Gowland St around 11pm, a 26-year-old man recorded a breath alcohol level of 557mcg.<\/p>\n
A 20-year-old woman and 30-year old man also recorded breath alcohol levels of 529mcg and 785mcg, respectively.<\/p>\n
Snr Sgt Bond said it was disappointing people were continuing to drink and drive.<\/p>\n
He advised people to not drive if they had been drinking, or to arrange alternative transport to get home safely over the holiday season.<\/p>\n