The driver was stopped in Mangoplah. Photo: Mattinbgn/Wikipedia.
A Victorian man has been charged after allegedly recording a blood alcohol reading more than six times the legal limit near Wagga Wagga.
At about 10:45 am on Monday (1 June), officers from the Albury Highway Patrol responded to a driving complaint on Holbrook Road at the intersection of Granville Lane, Mangoplah, about 36 kilometres south of Wagga Wagga.
Police stopped a van and spoke with the driver, a 29-year-old man.
He underwent a roadside breath test, which allegedly returned a positive result. The man was arrested and taken to Wagga Wagga Police Station for further testing.
Police allege a secondary breath analysis returned a blood alcohol concentration reading of 0.302. The legal limit for a fully licensed driver is 0.05.
Further inquiries allegedly revealed the man held a Victorian driver’s licence and was disqualified from driving until January 2030.
He was charged with high-range drink-driving and driving while disqualified.
The man was refused bail.
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