A Toast Martinborough patron who apparently drank more than his fair share of wine is facing court after allegedly stealing a bus to take for a joyride and crashing it.
Police claimed the Carterton man took over a Transit bus, which had about half a dozen people onboard, and drove it around Martinborough's Square near the end of the festival on Sunday, the Dominion Post reported.
Sergeant Caroline Watson said the bus eventually crashed into a bus stop sign and the driver fled, but tripped and fell, directly in front of a passing car of security guards.
A 19-year-old was charged with driving with excess breath alcohol and unlawfully taking a bus and would appear in Masterton District Court later this month.
