Police said a South Australian drunk driver illegally overtook a patrol vehicle yesterday afternoon before recording a blood alcohol reading over the legal limit.
The 45-year-old Port Lincoln woman is accused of overtaking a police patrol vehicle, crossing double lines on the road, about 5:30pm on Friday.
Police said the manoeuvre drew officers' attention, on a road just west of the small SA city, and the driver was stopped for a breath test.
The woman allegedly recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.136, more than two times over the legal limit.
Police reported her for drink driving and handed her a six-month instant loss of licence.
Her Toyota HiLux was impounded for 28 days and she will appear in court at a later date.
Police said officers pulled over another driver on the Northern Expressway, north of Adelaide, about half an hour before the Port Lincoln incident yesterday.
They said the driver, a 40-year-old Salisbury North woman, recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.071 and tested positive for methamphetamine and cannabis.
The drug test sample was sent for forensic analysis.
Police said they informed the Department for Child Protection because the woman's daughter was a passenger in the Holden Commodore.
The woman was reported for drink driving and breaching the conditions of her probationary licence.
Her car was impounded and she will later face court.
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