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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
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Police warn of potential 'deadly consequences' as driver allegedly caught 4.5 times alcohol limit

Detective Acting Inspector Paul Hutcheson, who has warned drink-driving can be lethal. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Police have slammed the behaviour of two alleged drink-drivers, saying the pair "decided to completely disregard the law" and their actions on Canberra's roads "could have had deadly consequences".

One of them, a disqualified driver, is said to have returned a reading more than four-and-a-half times the legal alcohol limit, while the other, a P-plater, was allegedly travelling at twice the speed limit.

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