About 20 minutes later, a teenager was summoned to appear in Dunedin District Court after recording a breath alcohol level of 501mcg, Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond said. That parked car was then shunted into another parked car. Police had the man undergo breath testing procedures, and he recorded a breath alcohol level of 1006mcg — over four times the legal limit of 250mcg. He recorded a breath alcohol level of 786mcg. The crashes came less than 24 hours before the official holiday road toll began at 4pm on Christmas Eve.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 25, 2025 15:52 UTC