Drunk driver nearly four times over the limit after crash that saw boy, 8, rushed to hospital

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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.

Drunk driver nearly four times over the limit after crash that saw boy, 8, rushed to hospital

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 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

The woman, 51, collided with a sedan while driving an SUV in Killarney Vale early on Wednesday afternoon

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