Christmas Day Carnage: Mum’s Shocking Drink-Driving Arrest After Crash with Three Kids in the Car
- A 34-year-old mother has been charged with high-range drink driving after a Christmas Day crash in Sydney’s north-west.
- She was found to have blown three times the legal limit with three children, aged 7, 10, and 15, in the car.
- The woman was granted conditional bail and will appear before Penrith Local Court on January 20.
- The shocking arrest has sparked outrage, with many calling for tougher penalties for drink drivers.
A Christmas Day crash in Sydney’s north-west has ended in a shocking arrest, with a 34-year-old mother charged with high-range drink driving. The woman, who has not been named, was behind the wheel with three children in the car when she crashed on Ninth Avenue in Llandilo about 7.30pm on December 25.
Emergency services rushed to the scene, where they found the woman and the three children – aged 7, 10, and 15 – miraculously uninjured. But the woman’s night was only just beginning, as she was arrested at the scene after returning an alleged positive result during a roadside breath test.
Things only got worse for the mother, who then blew a staggering.150 during a secondary breath analysis at Penrith Police Station. The woman was subsequently charged with high-range drink driving and had her license suspended.
In a stark warning to others, police said the arrest was a timely reminder of the dangers of drink driving. “It’s simply not worth the risk,” a spokesperson said. “Drink driving can have devastating consequences, and this arrest is a stark reminder of that.”
The woman was granted conditional bail and will appear before Penrith Local Court on January 20. As she faces the music, many in the community are calling for tougher penalties for drink drivers. “It’s outrageous that someone would get behind the wheel with kids in the car,” one local resident said. “She’s lucky no one was hurt, but she needs to face the consequences of her actions.”