Police arrested eight drink drivers in Alice Springs at the weekend including a 40-year-old man who was found to be driving with a blood alcohol level of .287per cent just before 8.30 in the morning.
The man was arrested by Alice Springs Airport Police as he was driving his Mitsubishi Station Wagon along Roger Vale Drive at 8.20am on Saturday morning.
Four male drivers were also arrested between 3.10am and 3.30am on Saturday . A 33-year-old man was driving his Toyota sedan along Wills Terrace while he had a blood alcohol reading of .170 per cent. He has been charged with driving with a high range blood alcohol content.
A 56-year-old man was arrested after police caught him speeding on Larapinta Drive just after 3.15am on Saturday. He was found to be driving with a blood alcohol content of .158 per cent. He has been charged with speeding and driving with a high range reading.
Two men were arrested in the Post Office Car Park just after 3.10am on Saturday. A 25-year-old man was found to be driving his Nissan Patrol utility with a blood alcohol reading of .098 per cent. He has been charged with medium range drink driving.
The other man, aged 31 was found to be driving his Ford Falcon with a reading of .141 per cent. He has been charged with medium range drink driving.
Just before 1am on Saturday a 21-year-old woman was pulled over for a random breath test at the Caltex Service Station. She was found to be driving with a blood alcohol content of .086 per cent and has been charged with medium range drink driving.
Just before 6..30pm on Saturday a 41-year-old man was arrested when he was found to be driving his unregistered and uninsured car in Karnte Camp with a blood alcohol level of .196 per cent and a 21-year-old man was arrested just after 2am on Sunday morning when he was caught driving with a blood alcohol level of .063 per cent in Gregory Terrace.
On Friday night just after 8.30pm a 22-year-old man was arrested for driving his Ford Falcon along Espie Street with a blood alcohol level of .230 per cent. He has been charged with high range drink driving and driving disqualified.
Sergeant Conan Robertson said police were appalled at the number of drink drivers caught over such a short period of time.
"Obviously the idea of having sober drivers is being lost on these individuals and of even more concern is that they value their lives and the lives of others at even less than a cab fare," Sgt Robertson said.
"Our road toll currently stands at two compared to seven for the same period last year, but with this kind of stupidity and recklessness it is only a matter of time before more lives are lost in car crashes on the roads."
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