Police are reminding motorists of the dangers of drink driving following a crash in the Kingborough area last week.
"On 5 June, police attended a single vehicle crash on Baretta Road at Baretta where a motorist had allegedly fallen asleep while driving after consuming alcohol," said Constable Hollie Barwick.
"The driver had veered onto the left side of the road and collided with a cluster of trees which caused extensive damage to the vehicle and enabled the automatic crash detection to alert emergency personnel."
"Police attended and the driver allegedly recorded a reading of 0.146 – more than three times the legal limit of alcohol in their system whilst driving a motor vehicle."
Luckily the driver, a 51-year-old man from Cygnet, was not injured.
He was charged with drive a motor vehicle while exceeding prescribed alcohol limit and will appear before the Hobart Magistrates Court in September.
"This driver was extremely lucky that he didn't kill or seriously injure himself or someone else on the roads," said Constable Hollie Barwick.
"Drink driving is one of the 'Fatal Five' contributing factors to fatal and serious injury crashed on our roads and it's lucky this crash didn't have a devastating outcome."
Police urge all drivers to remember the fatal five and follow them every time you travel on the roads:
- Obey the speed limit – it's there for a reason.
- Never drive after drinking or taking drugs – you'll be putting more than your life on the line.
- Pay attention – one moment of distraction is all it takes to cause a crash.
- Rest if you're tired – arriving late is better than not arriving at all.
- Buckle up every person in the vehicle – seatbelts save lives.
