New Zealand woman escapes serious injuries after crashing into drainage ditch at Lochaber
Police have not ruled out more charges against the NZ woman they say was behind the wheel on a major SA road.
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A woman has escaped serious injury after crashing her car into a drainage ditch off the Riddoch Highway, shortly after police allegedly caught her speeding.
Police say that around 8:30pm on Friday, April 12, officers at Lochaber detected a black Mitsubishi Outlander station wagon travelling south at 142km/h in a 110km/h zone.
Shortly after, the driver, a 25-year-old woman from New Zealand, crashed the vehicle into a drainage ditch, police said.
She was taken to the Naracoorte Hospital by ambulance where she was treated for minor injuries and a sample of her blood was taken for analysis.
She was reported for exceeding the speed limit and driving without due care.
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