Man to face court after allegedly driving ride-on mower nearly five times over the limit
A man will face court charged with high range drink driving after allegedly being caught driving an odd vehicle along the streets.
A man will face court after allegedly being caught driving a ride-on lawnmower while nearly five times over the limit.
Police spotted the man driving a motorised ride-on lawnmower at the intersection of Shearer Court and Australia Drive in Terranora about 7.45pm on Saturday.
When stopped, he allegedly returned a positive result on a roadside breath test.
Upon being taken to Tweed Heads Police Station, he allegedly returned a reading of 0.243 BAC.
The man was charged with high-range drink driving, driving without an interlock device and driving an unregistered type of vehicle on a road.
He will appear at Tweed Heads Local Court on May 5.
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