Police charge 35 for Christmas drink driving
POLICE charged 35 people for drink driving on Christmas Eve, with one woman found sitting in her car in Summer Hill recording almost five times the legal limit.
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POLICE charged 35 people for drink driving on Christmas Eve, with one woman recording almost five times the legal limit.
The 47-year-old woman was found sitting in her car in Summer Hill on Sunday after police were called to the area when three parked cars were damaged.
The woman recorded a breath analysis of 0.243 and was charged with high range drink driving to appear in Burwood Local Court on January 25.
Police conducted more than 36,000 breath tests on Sunday, with less than 0.1 per cent of those tested blowing over the limit.
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