A Longford woman has been caught driving at more than six times the legal alcohol limit.
The 40-year-old was initially pulled over for speeding on Marlborough Street, the main road through the Northern Midlands town, around 9:45am on Sunday.
Police detected her travelling at 86km/h in a 60km/h zone and a subsequent breath test revealed a blood alcohol reading of 0.301.
The woman was charged with driving a motor vehicle whilst exceeding the prescribed alcohol limit and was disqualified for a period of 12 months.
She will also be proceeded against for the speeding offence.
“Drink driving and speeding are two of the fatal five factors contributing to our road toll and places drivers, passengers and all other road users at risk of serious injury due to the increased likelihood of causing a crash,” police said.
“Remember, police can be anywhere, anytime.”
