Tuesday 31st January 2012
A taxi driver arrested for driving over the legal breath alcohol limit in a daytime booze bus operation has had her actions slammed as "completely unacceptable" and a "betrayal of trust".
The woman, who is believed to be from Auckland, was pulled over near Tairua yesterday around midday in her company vehicle.
After police detected alcohol on her breath the woman underwent an evidential breath test and returned a result of 568 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath.
The legal limit is 400mcg.
Waikato Highway Patrol supervisor Sergeant Paul Scoble said the woman, a taxi owner-operator, could have gone on to pick up passengers had she not been stopped.
"She wasn't on duty, she was on her way to start duty."
He said the arrest was all the more worrying because people often relied on taxis to get them home safely after they had been drinking.
"It's tantamount to a betrayal of the trust placed on cabbies by members of the public to provide a safe, reliable and sober service," he said.
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