A Queensland mayor has been formally charged with drink driving after allegedly crashing into a tree while three times the legal limit.
Redlands Council Mayor Karen Williams was allegedly driving a Lexus station wagon when she veered off the road at the intersection of Queen and Wellington Street in Cleveland, then careered through a fence before crashing into a tree about 9pm on June 23.
Williams and a passenger, a 55-year-old woman, were not seriously injured.
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https://twitter.com/JordanFabris9/status/1543012743116386304The pair were taken to hospital to be assessed.
Williams was charged after returning a blood alcohol reading of 0.177, which is more than triple the legal limit.
She will appear before court next month.
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Redlands Mayor charged with drink driving after blowing triple the legal limit
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