Police are disappointed after a third person was charged with high-range drink driving in just 24 hours in Sydney’s north-west yesterday.
About 1.30pm (Friday 10 May 2019), a Renault station-wagon was seen by a member of the public to be driving erratically upon entering the M7 Motorway from the M2 Motorway at Seven Hills.
Police have been told the Renault was swerving between lanes and nearly missing other vehicles.
The witness followed the Renault to the Richmond Road off-ramp at Dean Park, and stopped in front of the station-wagon, forcing it to stop.
Police were contacted who attended and spoke with the Renault’s driver, a 36-year-old man, before he was subject to a random breath test which returned a positive result.
He was arrested and taken to Riverstone Police Station where he was subject to a further breath analysis which returned a result of 0.264.
The Erskine Park man was charged with high-range PCA and granted conditional bail to appear at Blacktown Local Court on Tuesday 2 July 2019.
The charge comes as the third in just one day on Sydney roads – following an incident close-by in Riverstone on Thursday night, and another in Belrose on Friday morning – causing deep concern for police.
Members of the public are reminded the effects of alcohol are wide ranging and impossible to avoid. After a big night out you may still have alcohol in your system for much of the next day. Alcohol is a depressant and:
• Slows your brain so that you can’t respond to situations, make decisions, or react quickly.
• Reduces your ability to judge how fast you are moving or your distance from other cars, people or objects.
• Gives you a false sense of confidence – you may take greater risks, thinking that your competence behind the wheel is better than it really is.
• Makes it harder to do more than one thing at a time – while you concentrate on steering, you could miss seeing traffic lights, cars entering from side streets, or pedestrians.
• Affects your sense of balance – a big risk if you ride a motorcycle.
• Makes you drowsy – increasing the risk of falling asleep at the wheel.
