However, the top spot for drink-drivers last year went to a 52-year-old Alexandra man who recorded a breath alcohol level of 1800mcg at 9am on February 4, last year. At the time, Senior Constable Graham Perkins, of Alexandra, said the man was at Burton Creek, in Fruitgrowers Rd near Clyde, when he suddenly turned in front of another motorist while parking. It was his seventh charge of driving with excess breath alcohol, Snr Const Perkins said at the time. Despite his claims of having had just a few glasses, he then recorded a breath alcohol level of 1660mcg — the second-highest level in the region last year. He underwent breath testing procedures and recorded a breath alcohol level of 1492mcg — the fourth highest in Otago for 2025.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 28, 2026 03:27 UTC