Drugged Mother Caught Driving Kids To Care
FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2010 14:28
Police were left shocked after an unlicensed Wodonga mother driving an unregistered vehicle tested positive for amphetamines and cannabis this morning on her way to drop her two small children at child care.
The 39-year-old woman driving a Holden Commodore was intercepted by local police just after 9.15am on Roadshow Drive in Wodonga.
The woman, whose licence was suspended in March, tested positive to a roadside drug test and later accompanied police to the local station where she tested positive to an oral fluid test.
Wodonga Traffic Management Unit’s Sergeant Cameron Roberts said it was almost unthinkable that a mother could put her childrens’ lives, her own life, and other road users at risk by driving under the influence of drugs.
“It is just horrific to think what could have happened had we not intercepted this vehicle when we did,” Sgt Roberts said.
After testing positive, the woman left her male passenger to escort the two small children to child care.
Sgt Roberts said the woman’s saliva samples had been sent to Melbourne for further analysis and if they come back positive, she could expect to be charged on summons at a later date.
In addition to the possible drug charges, the woman will then face the Wodonga Magistrate’s Court on charges of driving while suspended and driving an unregistered vehicle.
The incident comes after Victoria has lost eight lives on the road in just four days.
“Behaviour like this is just obscene.
“What do we have to do to get people to understand that driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol is a serious offence?
“This just shows that if we catch you doing it you can expect to face the harshest penalties.”
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