Hills Fleurieu police were out in force over the weekend for Operation Stop Drink & Drug Driving, with three drivers from the Fleurieu to face court over numerous offences.

About 6.40pm on Saturday 27 March, police stopped a 64-year-old Hindmarsh Island woman on Goolwa Road, Middleton. She returned a positive breath test reading of 0.160. She was reported for exceeding the prescribed concentration of alcohol , she was issued with a 12-month immediate loss of licence notice and had her vehicle impounded for 28 days. She will be summonsed to court at a later date.

About 2.15am on Sunday 28 March, patrols stopped a 39-year-old Macclesfield man on Kangaroo Reef Road, Hahndorf. He returned a positive breath test result of 0.097. He was reported for exceeding the prescribed concentration of alcohol and received a six-month immediate loss of licence notice and had his vehicle impounded for 28 days. He will be summonsed to court at a later date.

About 1am today (Monday 29 March), police were called to a single vehicle crash on Pages Flat Road, Myponga. A 22-year-old man from Kangarilla returned a positive breath test reading of 0.127. He returned a positive breath test result of 0.097. He was reported for exceeding the prescribed concentration of alcohol and received a six-month immediate loss of licence notice and had his vehicle impounded for 28 days. He will be summonsed to court at a later date.

Superintendent Mark Fairney, officer in charge of Hills Fleurieu Local Service Area says, “These very disappointing results prove that the message is still not getting through to drivers. SAPOL has a zero tolerance approach to drivers who choose to endanger the lives of others. SAPOL recently launched a new campaign ‘Drink Drivers are Selfish Pricks’ to try and stop drink-drivers, and make no apology for this hard hitting message. Too many lives are being lost on our roads.”