Mower trip ends in drink drive charge for North Queensland man

A man weaving along the wrong side of the road on a ride on mower at 1am in a North Queensland down has been charged with high range drink driving. See the video

Police have charged a man with high range drink driving after he allegedly drove a ride on mower almost four times the legal limit down the wrong side of a the road in a North Queensland town.

It will be alleged shortly before 1am on Sunday, July 23, police observed a ride on mower being driven in the wrong direction along Herbert St in Ingham.

Police pulled over the vehicle before the driver allegedly returned a positive roadside breath test.

A man was caught driving a mower down the wrong side of the road in a Far North town. He had a 0.191 blood alcohol reading, police have alleged. Picture: Supplied

A 51-year-old Ingham man was issued a notice to appear on one count of drink driving with a blood alcohol concentration of .191.

He is expected to appear at Ingham Magistrates Court on September 7.

Senior Sergeant Robert Nalder, officer in charge of Townsville’s Highway Patrol said it was lucky the man didn’t cause an accident.

“If you’re drinking, please don’t get behind the wheel of any vehicle,” Sgt Nalder said.

“This might seem like a funny incident, but the harsh reality is that if police hadn’t been there to intervene, we could have been dealing with a serious traffic crash.

“It is a choice that motorists make to drink drive. And that decision can have catastrophic consequences for other road users and their families,” he said.

Originally published as Mower trip ends in drink drive charge for North Queensland man