Driver allegedly SIX TIMES over the drink-drive limit is also fined for breaking COVID-19 rules because he was travelling with a passenger
- An alleged drink-driver was fined for breaking strict coronavirus rules in Victoria
- Police say he was more than six times over the alcohol limit behind the wheel
- But they also found two other people in his car, which is against COVID-19 laws
- He was handed a $1,652 fine as well as a court summons for drink-driving
An alleged drink-driver has been fined $1,652 for breaking COVID-19 laws after driving around in Victoria six times over the limit, police said.
The man, who is 37 and from South Australia, was allegedly more than six times the legal limit.
Aside from that charge, he was also fined after police who pulled him over discovered a two other people in his car - in violation of strict coronavirus rules.
Police said they noticed his Holden SUV was being driven 'erratically' and he was pulled over on Baillie Road in Horsham about 1.30am on Sunday.
They alleged his blood alcohol reading was 0.313, more than six times the legal limit.
Victorians have been banned from leaving home except for food and supplies, medical care, exercise, and work or education. An officer is seen in Melbourne on March 30 (pictured)
He was also fined $1,652 for having two passengers in the car, thanks to laws put in place in the state by its chief health officer.
Under the rules, designed to stop the spread of the deadly respiratory infection COVID-19, drivers are only allowed more than one other person in the car if they are members of the same household.
Even then, they have to be out of the house for a necessary purpose, such as a medical appointment or going to buy groceries.
Police also alleged the man was driving on a disqualified licence.
It comes after a learner driver in the state was also fined $1,652 for breaking the stage three coronavirus restrictions.
NSW Police officers were out in force at Cronulla Beach in Sydney's south on Monday, ordering anyone who wasn't exercising to move on (pictured)
Hunter Reynolds, 17, was learning to drive with her mother in the car when a police officer pulled the vehicle over.
The pair were in Frankston, Victorian, about 30km from their home in Hampton.
Since last Monday, residents in NSW, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania and the ACT have been banned from leaving home except for food and supplies, medical care, exercise, and work or education.
The fines vary state-by-state.
Hunter Reynolds (pictured) was fined $1,652 for taking a driving lesson with her mother during coronavirus restrictions
The girl's mother Sharee said she did not realise driving lessons were banned.
'We didn't think for one minute that we would be doing anything wrong,' she told 3AW on Monday.
'We weren't in contact with any person, we weren't stopping anywhere, we weren't planning on visiting any destinations, we were just learning to drive.
The teenager was given a $1,652 on-the-spot fine for breaching the strict rules, but they plan to challenge it in court.
'I was just shocked, because I obviously hadn't done anything wrong, or so I thought. I was just really stressing,' the teenager said.
