Dunsborough police fed up with ‘too much’ drink-driving

Those drinking and driving will be in the hot seat over the next few week with Dunsborough police taking a strong stance against the criminal behaviour some people are “unashamedly doing”. Officer in charge Sgt Jon Adams said his team will be putting a heavy focus on drink and drug driving in the next weeks. “We commonly see people seeing us in pub car parks about to drive away and then (they) just sit in the car for five minutes hoping we leave,” he said. “There’s too many, we say it every weekend — there’s just to many. “People are unashamedly doing it.” WA has had a horror start on the roads this year in not just road fatalities, but in drink-driving charges. South West police charged more than 40 people with drink-driving in just one week over the New Year holiday period. Sgt Adams said people often failed to realise the devastating impact it could have on communities. “We see the other side of it and it’s heartbreaking,” he said. Sgt Adams warned drivers under the influence of drugs would also be heavily monitored with police now having better access to roadside drug testing. “Modern testing has made it a lot easier for us to do roadside drug testing,” he said. These test can range from a simple mouth-swab or — if police have reason to be suspicious — urine or blood testing.