After driving while more than twice the legal alcohol limit, an accused drunk driver had a sobering encounter.
After a 32-year-old woman’s car crashed at the Esplanade at Aldinga Beach in Adelaide’s south early on Sunday morning, South Australian Police released stunning photos showing a massive wooden pole penetrating the windscreen.
At 12.30 in the morning, emergency personnel were dispatched to the beach due to reports that a Mazda sedan had run off the road, struck a guard post, and fallen onto the sand.
Fortunately, the driver, a local woman, was unharmed. She was the only person in the car when the pole struck the side of the passenger seat.
According to reports, the woman took a breathalyzer test and received a positive result of 0.110, which is more than double the legal alcohol limit.
The 32-year-old was accused of driving while intoxicated and driving carelessly, and she was handed a six-month immediate license suspension by the police. She will have to appear in court at a later time.
It is recommended that anyone who saw the collision get in touch with Crime Stoppers.
Reporters were requested by SA Police to cite reference number 136532.
On Sunday night, an intoxicated driver collided with a guard rail at Aldinga Beach.
The 32-year-old local lady who was driving lost her license for six months.
