Little boy is rushed to hospital in a critical condition after ‘drink driver’ crashed into the car he was travelling in
- Woman allegedly almost four times over the legal blood alcohol limit after crash
- She stuck a sedan with her SUV on the NSW Central Coast on Wednesday
- A child in the sedan was critically injured and flown to hospital in Newcastle
A driver critically injured an eight-year-old boy and then blew nearly four times the legal alcohol limit on the NSW Central Coast, police allege.
The woman, 51, collided with a sedan while driving an SUV in Killarney Vale early on Wednesday afternoon.
The boy travelling in the sedan suffered serious injuries and was flown to Newcastle’s John Hunter Hospital in a critical condition.
A driver critically injured an eight-year-old boy and then blew nearly four times the legal alcohol limit on the NSW Central Coast, police allege
A boy, 8, travelling in a sedan suffered serious injuries when his car was struck in Killarney Vale. He was flown to Newcastle’s John Hunter Hospital in a critical condition
The sedan driver, a woman aged 42, suffered minor injuries.
NSW Police officers breath-tested the 51-year-old woman. After a positive roadside test, she allegedly blew 0.197 in a police station breath analysis.
She now faces seven charges including aggravated dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, high-range drink driving and possession of a prohibited drug.
Her licence was also suspended.
The woman, who was refused bail by police, is due to face Newcastle Local Court on Thursday.
The woman, 51, collided with a sedan while driving an SUV in Killarney Vale early on Wednesday afternoon
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