Police from Brisbane Water Highway Patrol stopped a woman driver at Somersby following calls from the public concerned about her driving with three young children in the car.
The 26-year-old woman was subsequently charged with high-range PCA and driving while disqualified.
At about 3pm on Saturday, September 30, Highway Patrol officers stopped the Kia Carnival being driven by the woman on the M1 at Somersby.
She returned a positive breath test result and was placed under arrest and conveyed to Gosford Police Station where she returned a prescribed concentration of alcohol reading of 0.290.
Checks on her licence found she was disqualified from driving until 2028.
The woman was charged for Drive whilst Disqualified Second Offence and Drive with High Range PCA Second Offence and will face those charges in Gosford Local Court.
For the safety of the public and the children her keys were seized and retained until a suitable person attended to collect them.
Source:
Traffic and Highway Patrol Command