A man had his vehicle impounded after being caught red-handed by police over five times the drink-driving limit in Benalla last 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 the local station, the driver undertook an evidentiary breath test, where he returned an alleged reading of 0.260 per cent BAC.
The man’s licence was immediately suspended, and his vehicle was impounded for 30 days for $1280.
He is expected to be charged by police via summons.
