Police are alarmed that two motorists were caught drug driving with children in their car yesterday morning as part of an ongoing Operation called Stop Drink/Drug Drive, according to SA Police.
More than 1600 motorists were stopped by police and required to undergo a breath test for alcohol while more than 180 were drug tested around school zones yesterday morning and afternoon.
Although no one tested positive for alcohol seven drivers returned positive readings for Methylamphetamine.
Of those seven, five were drivers who were either dropping children off at school or picking them up.
Those who tested positive were:
A 27-year-old man in Adelaide’s south who was stopped with two children in the car on the way to school.
A 59-year-old woman in the Yorke Mid North Local Service Area who had just dropped three children off at school.
A 48-year-old woman and a 45-year-old man who were both on their way to pick up children from schools in Adelaide’s west.
A 28-year-old woman who was on her way to pick up one child from a school in Adelaide’s north and had a second in the vehicle with her.
A 21-year-old man from the state’s far north and a 32-year-old man from the Yorke Peninsula area also tested positive.
All of the drivers are expected to face further consequences once forensic testing is completed. Families SA are advised of the detections where children are involved.
Drivers and riders are reminded that they can be stopped at random by a police officer anywhere at any time in metro and regional SA and tested for alcohol and illicit drugs.
Under the Road Traffic Act 1961, it is an offence for a motorist to drive or attempt to drive a motor vehicle with THC (Cannabis), Methylamphetamine (Speed, Ice or Crystal Meth) or MDMA (Ecstasy) present in their oral fluid or blood.
Unlike the .05 blood alcohol limit, there is no limit when it comes to drugs. It is an offence to get behind the wheel with illicit drugs in your system.
