Drunk driver is pulled over with 11 people, including three unrestrained children, in his car

An unlicensed drunk driver has been caught carrying 11 passengers, including three unrestrained children, after he was pulled over by police because of a dodgy bumper.   

The 56-year-old driver recorded a medium-range blood-alcohol reading when he was stopped on Saturday afternoon 20km south of Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory. 

Officers noticed the Mazda station wagon had a missing bumper and loose rear wheel. 

Police discovered 11 passengers in the car, three of which were children all under five years of age.

The man faces seven charges: driving with a medium-range blood alcohol concentration, driving unlicensed, driving with three unrestrained child passengers, driving uninsured, driving unregistered, driving an unsafe vehicle, and driving without serviceable equipment. 

He has been bailed until he is due to appear at Tennant Creek Local Court. 

Police were outraged by the spate of traffic offences after the three-day operation in the Southern Barkly area also busted a 57-year-old man and a 59-year-old woman for speeding.

Acting Deputy Commissioner Narelle Beer said the drivers’ actions put others at risk.

The driver has been bailed until he is due to appear at Tennant Creek Local Court (pictured)

‘In 2018, almost half of all road fatalities in the Territory involved alcohol, 41 per cent involved not wearing seat belts and 25 per cent of last year’s fatal collisions involved speeding.

‘In this day in age when the messaging of the dangers of drink driving and speeding is everywhere, these actions are just selfish and reckless. These actions kill loved ones.

‘Drivers need to wake up to themselves, this behaviour is totally unacceptable and drivers will be held accountable for their actions.’