Two thousand motorists were breath-tested at a checkpoint on Whakatu Drive, Nelson, on December 18, 2020.
More than 3300 drivers were breath tested by police in Nelson over the weekend, with 11 people caught driving while over the limit, each posing a risk on our roads, police say. Of those, six were issued infringement notices for
returning a positive evidential breath test between 250 and 400mcg of alcohol per litre of breath, four were charged with driving with excess breath alcohol over 400mcg and summonsed to appear in the Nelson District Court, while one was referred to youth aid. Tasman District impairment prevention team Sergeant Michel Bloom said the busy weekend began with a high visibility checkpoint on Whakatu Drive at 5pm on Friday where 2000 motorists were tested and two people issued with infringement notices for driving with excess breath alcohol.