A 39-year-old Roxburgh woman who was seven times over the excess breath alcohol limit had her license suspended for 28 days, after the public noticed her weaving along the state highway.

Alexandra Police Acting Sergeant James McDonald said members of the public informed police on Saturday morning about the driver of the Toyota Hilux.

Police went to a private address where the woman admitted drinking and driving - her excess breath alcohol level was 1367mcg. 

Acting Sgt McDonald said the extremely high level was representative of someone who was a functioning alcoholic.

Over in the Ida Valley on Monday February 5, two separate police officers stopped and ticketed a driver for excessive speed twice within 20 minutes.

The road policing sergeant first stopped the 30-year-old driver, who was carrying a toddler in the back, going 121km/hr, and then Acting Sgt McDonald stopped him again going 114km/hr near Chatto Creek.

On his first infringement he was fined $170 and received 30 demerit points, and on the second occasion received a further $80 and another 25 points.

“He said to me he obviously hasn’t learnt his lesson,” Acting Sgt McDonald said.

Speeding on quiet rural roads continued to be a problem, and some drivers were not clearly taking the speed limit seriously, he said.

The Ida Valley and Maniototo roads were policed quite well, using both local officers and the road policing units.

“People will try their luck on a rural road, and they are quite high risk for us as well,” he said.

Just last Sunday a 54-year-old Cromwell man was stopped by police in the Kawarau Gorge going 123km/hr near the Victoria Bridge.

He had an excess breath alcohol level of 806mcg, and had his license suspended for 28 days.  

This was his third and subsequent charge and he will appear before a judge for sentencing on March 5.