A Wellington bus driver allegedly hit a parked car and carried on with his route while almost four times the legal alcohol limit.
Police said the bus hit the parked vehicle in the capital's northern suburbs on Sunday afternoon before the driver left the scene and kept driving his route.
Officers later found the driver in central Wellington, where an evidential breath test showed he was almost four times the legal limit. Police suspended him from driving on the spot.
The man is due in Porirua District Court tomorrow. He faces charges of driving a transport service vehicle with a breath alcohol level over 400mcg per litre, careless driving, and failing to stop or ascertain injury.
Police caught him during a weekend crackdown on drink and drug driving across the Wellington district. Officers carried out more than 3000 breath tests and 90 roadside drug tests, and caught 18 drivers allegedly under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Senior Sergeant Pete Dear said the number was "really concerning".
"It’s 18 too many, and those drivers could have gone on to cause serious harm or death to themselves or other people in the community."
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