Northern Territory Police have charged a man after a crash in Batchelor yesterday.
Shortly before 5pm, Batchelor Police responded to reports of a single vehicle motor vehicle crash on Kirra Crescent, Batchelor.
No persons were injured in the crash.
The 39-year-old male driver and single occupant of the vehicle was arrested at the scene.
Upon conducting a breath analysis, the male returned a high range reading of over 5 times the legal limit.
He was subsequently charged with:
- Drive high range blood alcohol content
- Drive an unregistered / uninsured motor vehicle
- Breach of bail
He was remanded overnight and is due to appear in local court today.
Remote Sergeant Matthew Ridolfi said "The Northern Territory's lives lost on roads has reached 50 this year already and this is another example poor decision-making among drivers. This incident occurred on a suburban street that has a high level of pedestrian activity and could have easily ended in tragedy."
