A woman has been charged with high range drink driving on our South Coast yesterday.
About 2.30pm Friday, South Coast Police received several calls from the public regarding the manner of driving by a silver Mazda 323 on the Princes Highway, Mogo. Officers attached to Batemans Bay Highway Patrol located the vehicle travelling north on the Princes Highway and stopped it just south of Batemans Bay.
Police spoke with the driver of the Mazda, a 44 year old woman, and observed a 6 year old girl in the back seat. The woman was subjected to a roadside breath test which returned a positive result. She was arrested taken to Batemans Bay Police Station where she underwent a breath analysis and allegedly returned a reading of 0.273.
The woman was issued with a Field Court Attendance Notice (FCAN) for high-range PCA and her license was also suspended. She is due to appear at Batemans Bay Local Court on Monday 9th August 2021.
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