Stanthorpe woman to face court after allegedly crashing while four times the legal limit in attempt to evade police

It was an unhappy start to the day for a young Stanthorpe woman who allegedly returned a blood alcohol reading of more than four times the limit after crashing her car trying to avoid police. MORE HERE.

Police allege a Stanthorpe woman blew four times the legal alcohol limit when she was arrested for dangerous driving on Wednesday morning. Photo: Scott Beesley/Facebook

A 25-year-old Stanthorpe woman will front court over her early morning escapades that saw her allegedly crash her car while drunkenly attempting to evade police.

It’s understood officers were patrolling in a police vehicle along College Rd about 7.10am Wednesday morning when they saw a vehicle allegedly travelling at high speed.

Officers attempted to intercept the vehicle while it was travelling on College Rd, however lost sight of the vehicle.

A short time later police located the vehicle crashed at the intersection of Folkestone and Britannia streets, arresting the young female driver.

Police allege a Stanthorpe woman blew four times the legal alcohol limit when she was arrested for dangerous driving on Wednesday morning. Photo: Scott Beesley/Facebook

Police allege the young woman returned an alcohol reading of 0.203, more than four times the legal limit.

The 25-year-old was charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle while adversely affected and for evading police.

Stanthorpe police are calling on any witnesses or anyone with CCTV footage of the incident or vehicle to come forward.