Drink-driver blows six times the legal limit with kids in back seat

Police were allegedly shocked by what they found when they pulled over a vehicle in Melbourne on Sunday night.

A Melbourne man has blown six times the legal limit while driving with two young children in his car.

The 43-year-old was pulled over on the Maroondah Highway in Croydon at about 8pm on Sunday.

Police conducted a breath test and were reportedly shocked to find the man returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.312.

The 43-year-old will face court on reckless and drink driving offences. Picture: NCA NewsWire /Brendan Beckett

“To further shock them was the realisation that there were two kids in the back seat,” a police spokesman told 3AW radio on Monday.

There were two children – aged six and eight – in the back of the vehicle.

The 43-year-old’s licence was immediately suspended.

He will appear in court to face charges of drink-driving and reckless driving offences.

Originally published as Drink-driver blows six times the legal limit with kids in back seat