Man detained after altercation at McDonald’s Murray Bridge

Plus police pick up a drink driver on a footpath in the Adelaide Hills.

Man detained after altercation at McDonald’s Murray Bridge
Police detain a man at McDonald’s Murray Bridge on Friday. Murray Bridge News has chosen to blur the man’s face. Photo: Sandy Lynne.

Police have detained a man after an altercation at a Murray Bridge fast food restaurant.

At least 15 officers swarmed McDonald’s, on Adelaide Road, around midday on Friday after reports that a man there had become violent.

An SA Police spokesperson said the man had been having a mental health episode and was taken to hospital under the Mental Health Act.

Police had already been looking for the man.

The spokesperson said no-one was injured during the incident.

Reported for driving on a footpath

Meanwhile, a Murray Bridge man has been reported for drink driving on a footpath at Crafers West.

Police allegedly spotted the 25-year-old’s car as it drove from Mount Barker Road onto a pedestrian and bike path around 12.30am on April 15.

They pulled it over and breath-tested the driver, who allegedly blew 0.164 – more than three times the legal blood alcohol limit.

They suspended his licence for 12 months, impounded his car for 28 days, and reported him for drink driving, driving on a path and failing to follow a road sign.

He will face court over the incident.


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