Over five times the limit in Benalla

A man has had his vehicle impounded after being caught over five times the limit in Benalla on Friday night.

Benalla Highway Patrol officers were on patrol when they observed a vehicle driving extremely slowly with no lights on along Bridge Street about 7pm.

When the vehicle pulled into a nearby carpark, officers gave the driver a preliminary breath test which returned a positive result.

After accompanying police to a local station, the driver undertook an evidentiary breath test where he returned an alleged reading of 0.260.

The man’s licence was immediately suspended, and his vehicle was impounded for 30 days at a cost of $1280.

He is expected to be charged on summons with traffic related offences.

Katherine McLeod

Media Unit

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