A driver hits a traffic light at the Severn St-Thames St intersection on Monday night. Photo supplied.
On Monday, a 44-year-old Oamaru woman is alleged to have pulled out from Severn St and narrowly missed a truck-and-trailer unit. She then drove into a traffic light, while attempting to pull into Thames St.
She recorded breath-alcohol level of 866mcg.
On Sunday night, a 48-year-old Oamaru woman allegedly crashed the car she was driving into a lamppost at the corner of Clyde and Don Sts, after failing to give way.
Her breath-alcohol level was 1152mcg.
The legal breath-alcohol level for a person aged 20 or over is 250mcg.
Both women are due to appear in the Oamaru District Court in October.
