Pooraka man, 39, due to face court after driving on the wrong side of Port Rd
A man is facing a raft of driving charges after crashing into multiple cars while driving on the wrong side of the road.
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A man is facing serious driving charges after allegedly crashing into multiple other vehicles in Woodville South this morning.
At 11.15am on Sunday, police received multiple reports from witnesses who saw a car on the wrong side of Port Rd.
The blue Mazda sedan collided with several vehicles travelling along Port Rd, with one 55-year-old woman taken to hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
The alleged driver of the Mazda, a 39-year-old man from Pooraka, was located a short distance away and was arrested.
He has been charged with driving under the influence, driving without due care, causing harm by dangerous driving and failing to submit to breath analysis.
He was bailed to appear in court in September.
Northern Territory man busted drink driving
A driver north of Adelaide will face court on Monday after he was busted allegedly driving at nearly five times the legal blood alcohol limit.
At 6.45pm on Friday, SA Police received reports of an intoxicated driver at the weighbridge in Stirling North, near Port Augusta.
Police found a man with his car stuck on a culvert, and will allege the Holden station wagon had no registration plates and the driver appeared very intoxicated.
The 58-year-old man, from the Northern Territory, recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.256, more than five times the legal limit.
He was arrested and charged with drink driving, driving unlicensed and driving without registration plates.
He will appear in the Port Augusta Magistrates Court on Monday, and his vehicle was towed from the scene.
Elizabeth drink driver
Later in the night, police arrested a second driver after he failed to provide a breath test.
Just after 1am on Sunday morning, police were called to investigate after a red Ford sedan was seen driving erratically on Main North Rd in Elizabeth.
A member of the public reported the Ford had almost side swiped a car and had a near-miss with a Stobie pole.
Police were able to stop the vehicle, and the driver was directed to submit a breath test but he allegedly failed to comply.
The 27-year-old man from Elizabeth Grove was arrested and charged with failing to submit a breath analysis and resisting arrest.
His car was impounded for 28 days, and he was issued with a 12-month loss of licence.
He is due to appear in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court in September.