A New South Wales woman has been charged after returning a breath test reading seven times over the legal limit while on her way to pick up her child from school.
In a Facebook post, NSW Police Force’s Traffic and Highway Patrol Command allege the woman almost struck a passing police vehicle exiting a driveway on Monday, September 9 at around 12:25pm.
“The female driver was stopped and when officers began speaking with her, it quickly became clear that she was heavily intoxicated,” allege police.
She was arrested and taken to Castle Hill Police Station, with a breath analysis returning a blood-alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.269 grams of alcohol per 210L of breath – well above the legal limit of 0.05.
Her licence was suspended and the keys to her Toyota Camry confiscated. Hills Highway Patrol officers also reported the incident to Family and Community Services due to both the seriousness of the offence and the age of the child.
She will appear before Parramatta Local Court in October 2024 for driving with a high-range prescribed concentration of alcohol (first offence).
The maximum court-imposed fine for this is $3300, and people who commit this offence can be imprisoned for up to 18 months.
They can also have their driver’s licence disqualified indefinitely, with the minimum disqualification being 12 months.
