Woman caught driving with young children while almost twice the legal alcohol
A Kaleen woman driving through a roadworks zone had a 0.195 alcohol level with two young children in the car.
ACT Road Policing officers detected a grey Mercedes-Benz sedan speeding through a construction zone on the Monaro Highway in Hume on October 8 at 6.50pm. The driver, a 39-year-old woman from Kaleen, was travelling at 93kmh in a signposted 60kmh roadworks area.
A breath test revealed her alcohol concentration at 0.195 grams per 210 litres of breath, a level four reading. Two young children were passengers in the vehicle.
Her licence was immediately suspended for 90 days, and she faces court charges of speeding and drink-driving.
- 8 October, 6.50 pm
- Date and time
- 93 kilometres per hour in 60 zone
- Recorded speed
- 0.195 grams per 210 litres breath
- Alcohol level
- 90 days
- Licence suspension
Why it mattersThe incident highlights the serious danger posed when drivers operate vehicles impaired in construction zones where children are present, all factors that increase crash risk.
AustraliaACT drivers face immediate licence suspension and court action for drink-driving at this level, with heightened consequences when children are passengers.
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