The drunk driver was intoxicated while on a flight to Dunedin Airport. Photo / file
The drunk driver was intoxicated while on a flight to Dunedin Airport. Photo / file
Police are praising a member of the public who helped stop an alleged drink driver at Dunedin Airport who was earlier seen drunk on a flight.
Senior Sergeant Craig Dinnissen, of Dunedin, said the 46-year-old man was seen to be intoxicated on the inbound flight to Dunedin Airport yesterday evening.
After the flight landed a passenger saw the man driving in the car park.
The Good Samaritan attempted to seize the keys from the man when he stopped at the exit and Airport Security contacted police, Snr Sgt Dinnissen said.
The driver, who does not live in Dunedin, was breath tested and recorded a reading of 682mcg/L, more than twice the legal limit.
