Garden party busted; driver’s licence suspended

Driver blows in 'warn' range while leaving Central Saanich's Butchart Gardens

Central Saanich police handed a Saanich driver a roadside suspension after a visit to Butchart Gardens last Friday. Police stopped the driver shortly before 10 p.m. on Dec. 2. Police pulled the vehicle over on Benvenuto Avenue and after a roadside screening, the driver was issued a three-day immediate roadside prohibition for blowing in the warn range – between 0.05 and 0.08 per cent blood alcohol.

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