A driver has narrowly avoided serious injury after crashing into a licensed premises in Coober Pedy overnight.
Police were called to Hutchison Street about 11.20pm on Sunday, January 11, following reports a Holden sedan had crashed into the side of a beer garden at a local venue. The vehicle sustained significant front-end and undercarriage damage, while the building was also damaged.
The driver had left the scene before police arrived, but officers later located the alleged driver nearby. A 55-year-old man from Whyalla Stuart was taken to hospital with minor injuries, where a mandatory blood sample was taken for drug and alcohol testing. Police investigations into the crash are continuing.