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News.com.au
5 days ago
- News.com.au
‘Off the chart': RBT discovery stuns police in Western Australia
Police have been left baffled by the 'unbelievable' feat of one man, who was caught driving over seven times the legal blood alcohol limit in Western Australia. The force shared bodycam footage of the interaction to their TikTok account, captured while performing random breath testing, much to the humour of their social media followers. 'Some people leave their phone on the roof. This guy? His beer bottle,' the caption on the video, which can be seen below, read. 'Nothing says 'pull me over' quite like mobile happy hour.' It continued: '42,599.73 hours spent patrolling on the roads. 707 traffic charges. 1 beer bottle found on roof. Let's keep the drinks in the fridge, not on the freeway.' In the video, the officer approaches the driver's-side window of the car, and asks: 'Just a breath test – have you consumed any alcohol today?' 'Not this morning. No,' the man responds. 'You haven't consumed any alcohol?' the cop asks again, to which the man repeated that he hadn't had anything to drink that day. 'Ok. You've left your beer on the roof of your car,' the officer tells him. To which the driver, who was from Albany in WA's south, replies: 'Oh.' He then proceeded to blow 0.367 – more than seven times the legal blood alcohol content (BAC) limit of 0.05. 'I just woke up,' the man tells police, as he's asked to step out of the vehicle. 'You're off the chart,' the officer responds, before gesturing at the beer bottle – still balanced perfectly on the vehicle's roof. 'Look.' The man then claimed the bottle 'was there last night' – before being put in the back of the paddy wagon. TikTok users took to the video's comments to remark on the 'unbelievable' fact that the beer bottle hadn't fallen off the roof while the man was driving. 'Props to the smooth driving,' one person wrote. 'There's laws against open alcohol IN the car, not ON the car,' another joked. 'At least he didn't spill his beer,' a third said. While someone else commented: 'If he can drive without knocking his beer off the roof he's good to drive.'
Daily Mail
16-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Footy legend Steve Renouf's stunning statement to cops is revealed as he learns his fate after driving while almost four times over the limit
NRL great Steve Renouf told police 'you've got me, I'm drunk' after being caught driving almost four times over the blood alcohol limit, a court has heard. The Brisbane Broncos legend has apologised over the incident after being fined and having his licence disqualified on Wednesday, earlier tabling a character reference from his former coach Wayne Bennett. The 55-year-old returned a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.197 after being pulled over for a late-night roadside breath test in the Brisbane suburb of Red Hill on July 1, the court heard. Renouf was the vehicle's sole occupant, turning off the car and exiting before being asked by police to sit back down, police prosecutor Kiara D'Odorico said. The prosecutor said Renouf then told officers: 'You've got me, I'm drunk.' The former Queensland flyer was unsteady on his feet, slurring his words and dropped several items on the ground while trying to get his licence, Ms D'Odorico said. Renouf said 'no, no, no' and attempted to walk away after being told he would be detained and subject to further testing. He was handcuffed and taken to a watchhouse for further tests, Brisbane Magistrates Court heard. Defence counsel Angelo Vernados said Renouf had no recollection of the incident after being at a nearby Paddington venue with friends. 'He left the establishment and clearly made the foolish decision of getting into the car,' Mr Vernados told the court. The court heard Renouf suffered a hypoglycaemic episode at the watchhouse as a result of low blood-sugar. Police gave him jelly beans and made a call to Renouf's partner, who provided instructions on how to manage him. Mr Vernados said Renouf had deep remorse, embarrassment and serious reflections about his actions, tabling the character reference from legendary NRL coach Bennett. 'Under no circumstances is this gentlemen seeking special consideration from the court today,' he told the court. 'He's a man of great integrity and been open and honest about the circumstances.' Renouf said he was extremely remorseful for his actions. 'I am a role model. I have been a role model in the community for a long time,' he told reporters outside court. 'It deeply hurts me and I apologise if I've upset anyone that's looked up to me.' Magistrate Judith Daley weighed up the impact a conviction could have on Renouf's travel internationally for work and said to his credit, he had no similar traffic offences. Renouf was fined $1200 and disqualified from driving for 11 months after pleading guilty to driving under the influence of liquor. No conviction was recorded. Renouf played 183 games and scored 142 tries for NRL club Brisbane, claiming four premierships including the Broncos' maiden title in 1992.
Daily Mail
12-07-2025
- Automotive
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Britain's worst drink driver had enough alcohol in his system to have put him in a COMA
Britain's worst drink driver in the past decade was stopped with a blood-alcohol reading high enough to have put him in a coma and even kill him, new figures reveal. Around 6,800 people die or are injured in drink driving related collisions on Britain's roads each year and the statistics are on the rise, with fatalities recording in 2022 the highest they've been in almost 15 years. Latest figures show drink-driving collisions now represent more than one in six (17 per cent) of all deaths on the road annually, with the Government facing pressure to release its long-awaited 'road safety strategy'. And new DVLA data exclusively shared with This is Money has exposed just how far over the legal drink-drive limit some motorists have been in the past 10 years. The highest reading for someone convicted of drink driving between 2015 and 2024 was recorded last July, when a 39-year-old male registered a reading of 513mg/dL (milligrams per decilitre). That is six-and-a-half times over the legal limit and the equivalent of a 13-stone male consuming 22 pints of beer. Scroll down to see the list of 20 highest drink-drive readings police measured in the last decade. Having this level of alcohol in the blood is considered 'potentially fatal' by medical experts. The team at Kansas State University concluded that readings higher than 400mg/dL can 'depress respiration to the point where it's not sufficient to sustain life', while those above 450mg/dL are 'often associated with coma and death'. Graham Conway, from leading UK vehicle leasing firm Select Car Leasing, who obtained the figures via the Freedom of Information Act, said: 'These numbers are simply incredible - in the worst way possible. 'Drinking any amount of alcohol before driving is strongly advised against, and for good reason. But to drink so much that your level is considered life-threatening, before then getting behind the wheel, is simply beyond comprehension.' Select Car Leasing asked the DVLA for the top 20 highest blood alcohol readings obtained for convicted drivers over the past 10 years. The second highest was in June 2024 - a 62-year-old male who had a level of 471mg/dL - while third was a 37-year-old male who recorded an alcohol-blood reading of 460mg/dL in August 2022. The highest level taken from a female motorist came in October 2017 when a 51-year-old lady was measured having 400mg/dL of alcohol in her system. Of the top 10 worst drink drivers of all, six were women. Nine of the 20 worst offenders were in their 30s at the time of the incident, six were in their 40s, two in their 50s, and three in their 60s. The lowest age was 31 while the two oldest offenders were both 66. TOP 20 BLOOD-ALCOHOL READINGS REGISTERED BY DRIVERS (2015-2024) Date Gender Age Blood-alcohol (mg/dL) July 2024 Male 39 513 June 2023 Male 62 471 August 2022 Male 37 460 September 2019 Male 42 440 December 2024 Male 66 425 February 2024 Male 41 424 February 2015 Male 66 413 December 2016 Male 38 400 October 2017 Female 51 400 March 2018 Male 33 399 August 2020 Female 31 398 June 2016 Male 33 396 May 2018 Male 48 395 February 2024 Female 48 394 March 2022 Female 43 390 June 2015 Female 57 389 April 2015 Male 36 385 May 2017 Female 40 384 November 2017 Male 38 378 November 2015 Male 34 376 Source: Select Car Leasing FOI request to DVLA for 20 highest blood alcohol readings, recorded on GB driving licence holder records, in relation to a drink driving offence between 1 January 2015 and 31 December 2024 Mr Conway said: 'Rather worryingly, the stats show that four of the top five highest readings were recorded within the past three years. 'This indicates the well-established message that drink-driving is both dangerous and socially unacceptable has simply not landed with some people. 'We're not talking about the odd drink either - this is consuming well into double figures to reach the levels recorded.' Around 6,800 people die or are injured in drink driving related collisions on Britain's roads each year and the statistics are on the rise, with fatalities recording in 2022 the highest they've been in almost 15 years The legal alcohol limit in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood (mg/dL) or 35 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath. The law in Scotland is different, with 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood or 22 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath the limit. Being caught over the limit could land you with an unlimited fine, an automatic driving ban of at least a year and up to six months in prison. If you cause death while driving under the influence, the maximum penalty is now life imprisonment. Research conducted by road safety charity Brake! found that the average driver is six times more likely to be involved in a fatal crash if they have 50-80 mg alcohol per 100ml blood, compared to 0ml. They're three times more likely to die on the roads if they have 20-50mg alcohol per 100ml of blood, compared to zero. Almost half (46 per cent) are also found to be more likely at fault in road collisions if having 10mg alcohol per 100ml, compared to nothing at all.
