Woman, 27, arrested for DUI after tip off puts Police on her trail

A drink driver who was busted more than three times the legal limit was caught after a concerned member of the public reported her to Police

A drink driver who was busted more than three times the legal limit was caught after a concerned member of the public reported her to Police.

NT Police Southern Watch Commander Shaun Furniss said Police pulled the woman, 27, over after a tip off before the woman was arrested.

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“About 8.45 last night, a 27-year-old female driving a Mitsubishi sedan was stopped on Peko Rd for a random breath test,” he said.

“There was a report from a member of the public saying there was a female driving a Mitsubishi sedan who was drunk, so there was a backstory there.”

After returning a positive test, she was taken back to the Tennant Creek Police Station.

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“She was taken away to Tennant Creek Police Station for breath analysis and returned a reading of 0.158 so she’s been charged with High Range drink driving,” Snr Sgt Furniss said.

“She’ll appear in Tennant Creek court at a later date.”