Police booked 113 impaired drivers from more than 20,500 targeted random breath tests and roadside drug tests in April.

Police say that among them was a 33-year-old man who ran a red light shortly before midnight on April 14. He was stopped and subjected to a breath analysis at Belconnen Police Station, which returned a result of 0.179.

The man told police it wasn’t a big deal because he didn’t hit anyone.

An 18-year-old man, who told police he had drank a bottle of wine at his house before driving with a passenger in the car, recorded a blood alcohol concentration of 0.149 and a 51-year-old man who hit a parked car in Theodore and returned a result of 0.170 were also among the drivers caught.

In Australia, almost one in three fatal collisions involves a driver with alcohol or drugs in their system.

A/Supt Mark Steel said it was still disappointing that in 2025, police were having to remind the community not to drive while impaired.

“It is especially disappointing to have to say this during National Road Safety Week. People are continuing to place themselves and others at significant risk,” he said.

“If you drive while impaired by alcohol or drugs, you significantly increase the risk of causing a collision and seriously injuring or killing yourself or someone else.”