POLICE have caught a drink-driving P-plater who was almost four times the blood-alcohol limit for fully licensed drivers.
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Statewide road enforcement blitz Operation Crossroads started at 12.01am today.
Police are alarmed that within the first eight hours of the campaign, Southern officers nabbed four drink-drivers, three of whom were provisional licence-holders.
P-platers must have a zero blood-alcohol level.
Sergeant Penny Reardon said one P-plater recorded a reading of 0.193 at Sandy Bay, which was the driver's second offence.
The driver was also travelling with a passenger in his vehicle.
Sergeant Reardon said Operation Crossroads would continue to target drink-drivers using a range of strategies, including covert operations.
``We will continue to focus on drink-driving, speed and other factors that heighten the risk of being involved in a serious or fatal crash,'' she said.
``Tasmania Police reminds all drivers of the need to take responsibility during this Easter period.''