71-year-old woman slams into parked cars at Tugun before allegedly blowing high-range
A driver has allegedly slammed into multiple cars on the Gold Coast before blowing over the legal blood alcohol limit. Read what police say happened.
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An elderly driver has allegedly blown more than three times over the legal blood alcohol limit after ploughing into several parked cars on the southern Gold Coast.
A Queensland Police Service (QPS) spokeswoman said the 71-year-old woman was allegedly behind the wheel of a silver Ford Cougar on Miller Drive, Tugun when it veered from the roadway and crashed about 5.45pm on Sunday.
The Ford struck a parked Mitsubishi tipper truck and a van before coming to rest.
The QPS spokeswoman said officers attended the crash and breath tested the driver, who allegedly returned a reading of 0.166.
The driver sustained minor injuries from the crash and was transported to Gold Coast University Hospital in a stable condition.
Police are awaiting the final results of blood tests taken overnight before any charges could be dealt with.
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