An Otago man was entitled to a bad case of the birthday blues when an evening drive on his special day ended with his licence being suspended.
The man was allegedly driving at 119kmh in a 100kmh zone on the highway between Balclutha and Kaitangata on Thursday about 8pm when spotted by a police officer.
He failed breath-testing procedures after being stopped.
The man told officers it was his 28th birthday and he had celebrated with a couple of beers at dinner.
He then elected to have a blood sample taken, Sgt Lee said.
His "birthday present" from police was his licence being suspended for 28 days. — APL
