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Police are reminding the public that provisional licence holders a required to have zero alcohol in their system when driving following an incident at Banora Point Saturday (December 3).

About 7.25am on police conducted stopped a Subaru Liberty station wagon at Kildare Street but the driver ran off.

The 20-year-old Bilambil Heights man was arrested after a short chase and submitted to a breath test that returned a reading of 0.078.

The man, who was a P-plater, was issued a Court Attendance Notice for Low Range drink driving, and will appear at Tweed Heads Local Court on Monday December 19.

 

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