Al WilliamsOpen Justice reporter·NZ Herald·26 Aug, 2026 05:00 PM4 mins to readDisqualified driver Kyle O’Brien was more than three times over the legal limit after nearly four hours spent drinking at the Yaldhurst Hotel near Christchurch. He then got behind the wheel. Image / Google MapsKyle O’Brien had spent nearly four hours drinking at the pub with his partner and friends before he got behind the wheel.The group left the Yaldhurst Hotel outside Christchurch about 9.45pm, with his partner and friends in one car, and O’Brien, a disqualified driver, alone in his ute.
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