A truck driver in Auckland, New Zealand, was arrested for drunk driving after scraping the wall of Auckland's Waterview Tunnel multiple times during peak hour. The incident occurred on Thursday around 3:15 pm on the Southwestern Motorway (SH20). The truck was transporting a car and was headed northbound through the tunnel. The driver's poor driving caused the truck to scrape the wall on multiple occasions. The police caught up with the driver on the north-western motorway, State Highway 16, and were extremely concerned by his behavior as he brought the truck to a stop in live lanes during peak traffic.
The driver, a 38-year-old man, was taken to Henderson Police Station, where a breath alcohol screening returned a result of 1872mcg, more than seven times the legal limit of 250mcg. He has been summonsed on a charge of driving with excess breath alcohol and is expected to appear in Waitākere District Court on July 31. Senior Sergeant Scott Cunningham expressed concern over the driver's actions, stating that driving a heavy vehicle under the influence of alcohol is a dangerous mix that could have resulted in serious injuries to himself or the wider public [ba6e7379].
In a separate incident, a 32-year-old man in Dunedin, New Zealand, was arrested after allegedly parking his car on the footpath outside a McDonald's while intoxicated. He entered the restaurant and attempted to place an order but failed and left. Later, he was found at a liquor store and arrested for violating his bail conditions by consuming alcohol. During the arrest, he allegedly assaulted the officer by spitting in their face. The man provided a blood sample at the police station, and the results are pending. He was scheduled to appear in court on charges of resisting arrest and assaulting police.
Another incident involved a 20-year-old woman who was stopped by police for driving without lights on and was found to have a breath alcohol level of 1063mcg, more than four times the legal limit. Her license was suspended, and she will appear in court at a later date. Additionally, a 20-year-old male driver was stopped after hitting the median barrier on the southern motorway in Dunedin. He recorded a breath alcohol level of 831mcg, and his license was suspended. Both drivers are due in court at a later date [6c15ea34].
Reality TV star Christi Lukasiak, known for her appearance on the show 'Dance Moms', was arrested for DUI after being involved in a car crash on June 28. Lukasiak admitted to being under the influence of 'two glasses of wine' at the time of the incident. She was driving over the speed limit, and her sentencing is scheduled for August 13. Lukasiak's arrest comes after she posted a TikTok video in May titled 'POV Kelly and Christi after leaving another dance competition to go to a bar', and another video showed her making a martini with her friend Kelly. Lukasiak has been critical of another former 'Dance Moms' cast member, Abby Lee Miller, who was sentenced to prison for fraud and bankruptcy, for not receiving support from her during her time in prison [4a909ab8].