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Allegedly serious drunk woman charged after car collides with bus
Jan 30, 2019PENRITH, Sydney, NSW, Australia – A woman who was breath-tested after her car struck a bus in Penrith on Tuesday night was more than five times over the legal limit.
The 48-year old woman was driving a Nissan Micra on Lawson Street, Penrith, when she collided with a city bus around 6:30pm on Tuesday night.
As a result of the crash the bus driver and about seven passengers were unable to exit the bus and required firefighters to free them. Noone was injured.
Police from Nepean Police Area Command attended and the woman was subjected to a roadside breath test which returned a positive result.
She was taken to Penrith Police Station where she underwent a breath analysis, allegedly returning a reading of 0.262, which is over five times the legal limit.
She is expected to be charged with high range PCA.
