A 42-year-old woman who was thrown from her car during a crash in Paphos on Friday evening tested more than six times the legal alcohol limit, police said. She remains in hospital but is out of danger.
A preliminary breathalyser test showed a reading of 136 microgrammes per 100 millilitres of breath (μg%), compared with the legal limit of 22 μg%.
The crash occurred at around 6.30pm when the woman lost control of her vehicle under circumstances that remain under investigation.
Her car first struck a pole supporting pedestrian crossing lights, then traffic lights, before colliding with a stationary vehicle driven by a 24-year-old man.
The woman was thrown from her car, which overturned a short distance away.
She was taken to Paphos General Hospital with facial lacerations and admitted for treatment. Her condition is not considered life-threatening.
The 24-year-old driver underwent a preliminary alcohol test, which returned a zero reading.
Driver arrested in Nicosia with alcohol reading more than 12 times the limit
In a separate incident in Nicosia, police arrested a 45-year-old driver after a final breathalyser test showed an alcohol reading of 110 μg%, compared with the legal limit of 9 μg%.
Officers stopped the vehicle at around 1.30am on Saturday.
According to police, the car had been declared off the road and had neither a valid roadworthiness certificate nor a road tax licence.
The man was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving following the final breathalyser test.
Paphos and Nicosia traffic police are investigating the two cases respectively.
