Topham Mall, Adelaide: Drunk driver with ‘extremely high’ breath test allegedly left trail of carnage as she tried to leave shopping centre
A woman who police say was driving five times the speed limit is said to have crashed into four cars while trying to get out of a shopping mall parking garage.
Police were called to the Topham Mall car park in the Adelaide Friday at 7.20pm in the CBD to see the trail of destruction reportedly left by the 42-year-old woman’s silver Mercedes-Benz sedan.
Four cars were badly damaged and some were stuck against the concrete pillars of the parking lot.
A driver who police say was five times over the legal drink drive limit has reportedly left a trail of destruction in an Adelaide shopping centre car park
Officers arrived at the Topham Mall car park on Friday evening and were greeted by the sight of four damaged parked cars
Motorists shopping at the mall found their cars in varying stages of destruction.
A breath test found the driver of the Mercedes-Benz had a blood alcohol level of 0.257, more than five times the legal limit.
The officers reported the woman for driving under the influence and immediately gave her a 12-month license suspension.
The woman will have to appear in court at a later date.
