A Wanaka painter and recidivist drink-driver decided he had earned a few drinks after working for 33 hours straight. The motorist followed him to the Prince Albert’s car park, where Tonge got out of his stationwagon and staggered inside. When police arrived, he refused to accompany the officer to the police station, and later refused to give a blood sample for alcohol analysis. She also disqualified him from driving for 28 days, with an alcohol interlock and zero-alcohol licence provisions. For refusing to accompany an officer and careless driving, he was convicted and discharged.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 29, 2020 16:30 UTC