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Man allegedly caught drink driving three times in just over a week

ABC Australia · Jun 15, 2026, 3:17 AM

Key takeaways

  • Police have clamped the steering wheel of the man's car.
  • A north-west Tasmanian man has been charged after being allegedly caught drink driving for the third time in just over a week.
  • Police say the same man had to be cut free from his car in a crash a week earlier, just two days after he was banned from the roads for drink driving.

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Police have clamped the steering wheel of the man's car. (Supplied: Tasmania Police)

A north-west Tasmanian man has been charged after being allegedly caught drink driving for the third time in just over a week.

Police say the same man had to be cut free from his car in a crash a week earlier, just two days after he was banned from the roads for drink driving.

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