A 47-year-old man from Tasmania’s north west has been charged after being caught drink drivingfive times the legal limit.
Police were called to the Burnie CBD about 8pm yesterdaywhere members of the public were trying to prevent the man driving off in his vehicle.
He was taken into custody and returned a reading of 0.245.
“Police would like to thank those community members whose actions helped to remove the intoxicated driver from our roads,” said Sergeant Jason Dicker.”
“We encourage anyone who witnesses drink drivingor other dangerous driving behaviours to contact us on 131 444 or triple-zero (000) in an emergency.”