Young woman charged with intoxicated speeding with baby in back seat

A young woman pulled over for speeding in the middle of the day in western Sydney allegedly blew a high-range result while a baby sat in the back seat.

A female P-plater has been charged with high-range drink driving in western Sydney, with police discovering she had an 11-month-old baby in the back of her car when she was pulled over.

Highway patrol officers pulled over the woman’s Holden Barina on Boronia Road in St Mary’s just after midday on Wednesday.

Police allege the car was speeding as it headed southbound.

Officers spoke to the woman, 26, and discovered an 11-month old baby in the back seat of the car.

She undertook a roadside breath test, which allegedly returned a positive result.

The woman was then arrested and taken to St Marys Police Station for further testing.

During a second breath test she allegedly returned a BAC of 0.206.

The woman, who holds a P2 driver’s licence, was issued with a Field Court Attendance Notice for a first offence of driving with a High Range PCA.

She was given infringement notices for exceeding the speed limit and not displaying P plates.

Her driver’s licence was also suspended.

The woman will appear at Penrith Local Court on June 2.

Originally published as Young woman charged with intoxicated speeding with baby in back seat