High-range drink-driver caught at Valley View

It will be alleged that about 2.55pm on Thursday 2 January, police were called to Nelson Road after a stolen Mitsubishi sedan was being followed by PolAir.

Patrols on the ground intercepted the car on Nelson Road and activated emergency lights and sirens to stop the vehicle.

It stopped on Montague Road at Ingle Farm and the driver underwent a breath test.

He returned a positive reading of 0.343.

The driver, a 33-year-old man from the Northern Territory was charged with numerous offences including illegal use of a motor vehicle, drink-driving and driving while disqualified.

He was issued a 12-month immediate loss of licence notice, the car was impounded for 28 days and he was refused bail to appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court tomorrow.