A probationary licence holder has been caught more than four times over the limit in Hastings this morning.
The Hastings van was on patrol when they notice an illegally parked car on High Street about 3.50am.
Officers checked the vehicle and found a woman slumped across the front passenger seat and asleep.
The 39-year-old woman, who had been driving the vehicle, was taken back to a local police station where she returned an evidentiary breath test result of 0.18.
The Crib Point woman was served with an immediate suspension of her licence and had her car impounded for 30 days at a cost of $1170.
It is expected the woman will be summonsed in relation to drink driving.
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