Police say they stopped the woman in Farnborough St.
Police say they stopped the woman in Farnborough St.
A young Hamilton mother is accused of drink-driving with children in the car in the middle of the afternoon.
Police stopped Karen Joy McGurk on Farnborough Dr, Nawton, about 3pm on April 26.
When breathtested, the 38-year-old is alleged to have blown 1449mcg - more than five times the legallimit of 250mcg.
However, as she had children in the car, has also been charged with being in charge of a child under 18 engaged in conduct - drink driving - likely to cause a serious injury crash and is a major departure from the standard of care to be expected of a reasonable person.
The latter charge has a maximum sentence of 10 years' jail.
