Police charge Sunshine Coast woman for allegedly ‘lethal’ drink driving limit

Dramatic police footage has revealed the moment a woman allegedly returned a ‘potentially lethal’ blood alcohol reading following a two-car crash.

Sunshine Coast police have charged a 50-year-old woman after she allegedly returned a 0.419% blood alcohol reading following a two vehicle crash in Nambour.

The incident occurred at 4.20pm on Friday, December 30, with police attending the scene at the intersection of Lamington Tce and Magnolia St.

The driver, a 50-year-old Sunshine Coast woman, was taken to hospital for treatment to minor injuries.

A blood specimen was taken, with subsequent analysis detecting a Blood Alcohol Concentration of 0.419 per cent.

Body-worn camera footage released by Queensland Police shows the officer taking a bag of alcohol from inside the vehicle.

Queensland Police Service has released footage after charging a woman for allegedly drink driving eight times the legal limit.

The woman’s licence was immediately suspended and she has been charged with driving under the influence of liquor.

She is expected to appear before Nambour Magistrates Court on February 6.

The Officer in Charge of Highway Patrol Sunshine Coast, Senior Sergeant Shane Panoho said it was more than what was considered a lethal dose.

“Drinking alcohol reduces your ability to drive safely. Alcohol affects your judgment, vision, co-ordination and reflexes — increasing your risk of having a crash,” he said.

“Once alcohol is in your system, even at around 0.05 per cent BAC, it affects the brain’s ability to make rational decisions and you are more likely to take risks.

“A lethal dose of alcohol is around 4 grams of alcohol per 100ml of blood.

“The alleged actions of this driver endangered not only her own life but the lives of every other person on the road that day.

“Don’t drink and drive.”