Driver allegedly drunk behind the wheel in Kalbarri crash charged

A 24-year-old Kalbarri man has been charged with drink-driving after his car ploughed through a shed while he was allegedly drunk behind the wheel on Thursday evening. Police will allege the male driver lost control of his Holden Station Sedan as he drove down Gantheaume Crescent in Kalbarri, mounting a kerb before smashing through a super six fence and a shed wall. Police say the crash caused “considerable” damage to the property owner’s possessions inside the shed. The driver was at the scene when Kalbarri police arrived a short time later, with the 24-year-old luckily walking away with minor injuries Police allege he blew a blood alcohol reading of 0.12 — more than twice the legal limit. The man’s licence was immediately cancelled and he will appear before the Kalbarri Magistrates Court on February 16 on drink-driving charges.