Local police have taken to social media recently to describe both the arrest and charges of a man allegedly caught ‘stopping short’ of a breath test in Rowville on Friday 16 January.
Eyewatch Police reported that they found a 71-year-old male driver hiding in bushes on a strangers property after stopping short of a Preliminary Breath Testing site in Rowville.
Police said that his licence had been previously cancelled for drink-driving offences and the man returned an Evidentiary Breath Test (EBT) result of 0.050 that evening.
The man had his vehicle was immediately impounded for 30 days at a cost of 1,016 dollars.
Police said via social media that he will be charged on summons to attend court.
