An Oamaru woman driving “erratically around town” after getting a feed of KFC was discovered by police to be almost five times the legal limit for alcohol.

The allegedly drunk 33-year-old woman drove  to KFC on Sunday afternoon, Senior Sergeant Iain Notman, of Dunedin, said. 

Police received multiple calls from the public about her “driving erratically around town”. 

Police stopped her and she underwent breath testing procedures  and recorded a breath alcohol level of 1151mcg — almost five times the legal limit of 250mcg. 

Her car was impounded, her licence was suspended for 28 days and she was summonsed to appear in the Oamaru District Court.  

On Saturday, police received multiple calls from the public about an allegedly drunk 34-year-old man crossing the centreline and having multiple near misses with other motorists along Ronaldsay St in Palmerston, Snr Sgt Notman said. 

The driver eventually stopped and a member of the public took his keys from him until police arrived. 

When officers arrived, the man underwent breath testing procedures and recorded a breath alcohol level of 692mcg. 

His licence was suspended and he was summonsed to appear in the Oamaru District Court on drink-driving charges. 

laine.priestley@odt.co.nz