Drunk driver who slammed into Pilbara primary school fence was on suspended licence

Roebourne’s top cop has slammed the driver of a vehicle that crashed through a school fence in the Pilbara town this morning and returned a blood alcohol reading nearly five times the legal limit. The 31-year-old was driving along Welcome Road about 5.40am today when the car veered off the road and crashed through the Roebourne Primary School fence. He was apprehended by Police at the scene and taken to hospital as a precaution because the airbags went off in the incident. Police allege there was no one else in the car with the man. It is alleged the driver returned a positive breath test result of 0.242, nearly five times the legal limit. Roebourne Police officer-in-charge Senior Sergeant Mark Barrett said the man was driving with a suspended licence. “He has been charged and another disqualification notice has been placed on his drivers licence,” he said. “It's really concerning that people continuously think they can jump into a motor car after drinking a considerable amount of alcohol and think they can drive the motor car safely. “This is the sort of behaviour which puts other road users lives at risk, and also pedestrians in our community in general by this kind of behaviour — It is totally unacceptable.” Sen. Sgt Barratt said Roebourne Police were currently running an operation targeting drink driving and seatbelt offences. “Do the right thing, otherwise you'll get caught,” he said. “We’ve had some good results, it’s pleasing that on a lot of occasions people are doing the right thing as well. “It is the rare occasions when we find people doing the wrong thing.” Operation Hatter will continue to run through March.