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Woman allegedly under the influence at time of crash

The woman was allegedly refused service at a bottle shop in QLD, then drove to NSW.

FILE PHOTO: A woman was charged when she allegedly blew over the alcohol limit after a crash.. Pic Annette Dew
FILE PHOTO: A woman was charged when she allegedly blew over the alcohol limit after a crash.. Pic Annette Dew

Police charged a woman when she allegedly blew over the alcohol driving limit after a crash.

About 9:30pm on Monday March 29, police were notified by Queensland Police to keep a look out for a Black Jeep.

Police allege the female driver was refused service at a Coolangatta bottle shop, she then got into her vehicle and drove into NSW.

At 9.43pm police were called to a single vehicle accident on Kirkwood Road Tweed Heads South.

The driver has gotten out of the vehicle and was assessed by ambulance officers. She was breath tested which returned a positive result.

She was detained and taken to Tweed Heads Police Station where she returned a reading of 0.165 grams of alcohol in 210 litres of breath.

Her licence was suspended. She was issued a Court Attendance Notice to attend Tweed Heads Local Court in April.

Original URL: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/lismore/woman-allegedly-under-the-influence-at-time-of-crash/news-story/6123d31b991f552a628b9fae4a741dbc