Woman blows seven-times over limit after car smashes into post office at Coober Pedy

A woman has crashed into a local post office after allegedly blowing more than seven times the legal blood alcohol limit.

A woman who crashed into a local post office has blown more than seven times the legal blood alcohol limit.

Police were called to a post office on Hutchison St at Coober Pedy after reports a car crashed into the building about 3.15pm on Thursday, March 7.

The crash caused damage to the post office boxes, delivery door and brick wall.

The driver submitted to a breath test and provided a positive result of 0.379 – more than seven times over the legal blood alcohol limit.

The driver, a 41-year-old Coober Pedy woman, was reported for drink driving and aggravated driving without due care.

She will be summonsed to appear in court at a later date.