Overview

• Police stopped the motorist in Albany on June 9 after seeing a beer bottle perched on his car roof during a routine random breath test.
• Police captioned the TikTok video with quips about “mobile happy hour,” prompting viewers to marvel at how the bottle stayed balanced and commend the officer’s vigilance.
• A breathalyser reading of 0.367 was recorded, exceeding the 0.05 limit by over sevenfold, and led to the driver’s arrest on DUI charges.
• At a Perth Magistrates Court hearing on July 6 he was fined $4,000 and his licence was disqualified for three years.
• The driver claimed he had not consumed alcohol that day and said the bottle had remained on his roof since the previous night.