Aussie Police Officer Charged for Drink Driving Amid Easter Road Deaths

Aussie Police Officer Charged for Drink Driving Amid Easter Road Deaths
Heavy traffic heads south at Yatala, ahead of the Easter long weekend in Brisbane, Australia on April 1, 2021. Jono Searle/Getty Images
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An off-duty Australian police officer has been charged with high-range drink driving during the Northern Territory’s five-day Easter road safety blitz.

The 46-year-old police officer was subject to a roadside breath test on Friday which was set up as part of the territory’s five-day Operation Thalen targeting drink and drug driving, vehicle registration, and roadworthiness.

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