THE "don't drink and drive" message is not getting through to some people, say police.
A P-plate driver, of Yowie Bay, who was on a suspended licence was among those charged with drink-driving offences in Sutherland Shire last weekend.
The man, 19, will appear in Sutherland Local Court on September 18, charged with special-range drink-driving after he allegedly returned a breath-analysis reading of 0.026 at Sutherland police station.
It is alleged he possessed four grams of cannabis when stopped for a random breath-test on the Kingsway, Gymea, at 4.50am Saturday.
Another provisional driver, 18, of Grays Point, was charged with special-range drink-driving and not displaying P-plates after he was stopped for a random breath test in Gymea Bay Road, Gymea, at 10.25pm Saturday.
He allegedly returned a breath-analysis reading of 0.042 at Sutherland police station, and will appear in Sutherland Local Court on September 18.
A zero blood-alcohol limit applies to all NSW learner and provisional 1 and 2 drivers.
A Jannali man, 56, will appear in Sutherland Local Court on September 18 charged with high-range drink-driving after he allegedly returned a breath-analysis reading of 0.247 on Sunday.
A Menai man, 32, will appear in court in September after he allegedly returned a breath analysis of 0.051 after earlier being stopped for a random breath test in Carter Road, Menai, at 3.45am on Sunday.
Drink-driving is a factor in more than 20 per cent of all fatal crashes in NSW and causes 100 deaths each year, figures from the NSW Centre for Road Safety show.
The majority of drink-drivers in fatal crashes across NSW are males aged under 40.