Man charged with hooning while twice the drink-drive limit
A 24-year-old tested at 0.126 breath-alcohol after doing burnouts in a Launceston car park.
Police alleged they saw a vehicle performing dangerous skids in the Birchalls car park in Launceston just before midnight on September 19. The driver was pulled over, arrested and returned a breath-alcohol reading of 0.126, more than twice the legal limit.
The Invermay man faces charges for hooning and drink-driving. The driver's vehicle was clamped for three months.
Inspector Craig Fox said mixing alcohol with reckless driving creates an unacceptable risk. Police are running targeted operations across the Launceston CBD to catch drivers who endanger road users.
- 0.126
- Breath-alcohol reading
- More than twice
- Multiple of legal limit
- 3 months
- Vehicle clamp duration
Why it mattersThe charges show police are cracking down on dangerous driving and will seize vehicles of people who ignore warnings.
AustraliaIn Launceston and Tasmania, it reinforces that drink-driving combined with hooning can result in vehicle impound and criminal prosecution.
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