A 53-year-old Canberra man has had his probationary licence suspended after he allegedly recorded a blood alcohol level five times the limit of a full-licenced driver early on Saturday night.
About 6:00pm ACT police received multiple triple-0 calls about a car swerving into oncoming traffic on Kuringa Drive in Spence.
Officers said the man collided with an oncoming vehicle before fleeing the scene in the car.
A short time later police found the car at the man's home in Melba and he was taken to the City Police Station where he returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.269.
The legal limit for a P-plater is 0.00.
Acting Station Sergeant Paul Hutcheson said the man's "exceptionally high" reading would be five times the legal limit for someone with a full licence.
Station Sergeant Hutcheson said the 53-year-old man should have known better.
"The attending police stated they were amazed and thankful that this incident did not result in a serious injury or worse to other road users," he said.
The man's licence was immediately suspended and he is expected to face court next month charged with high-range drink driving, and driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle.
