Croydon Hills driver returns positive preliminary drug test after Croydon Hills Drive car rollover
A female driver has returned a positive drug test and was allegedly using her phone prior to a frightening car rollover in Croydon Hills.
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A woman was allegedly affected by drugs and using her phone when she clipped a parked car and rolled her own car in Croydon Hills.
Yarra Ranges highway patrol Leading Senior Constable Chad Bullock said the incident happened on Croydon Hills Dve near the Rotary Community Reserve and Yarra Rd around 12.15pm on Tuesday.
Leading Sen-Constable Bullock said a 41-year-old Croydon Hills woman was driving her silver Toyota Corolla and allegedly using her phone to navigate when she clipped a grey Suzuki parked on the left side of the road.
The car rolled onto its roof but the woman pulled herself out and was uninjured.
She was the only person involved in the incident and both cars were towed away.
Three police units, two firefighting units and an ambulance attended the scene and traffic was restricted in both directions for about half an hour.
Leading Sen-Constable Bullock said the woman tested positive to cannabis in a preliminary drugs test after the accident.
He said the woman would be charged on summons and appear at the Ringwood Magistrates’ Court at a later date.
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