A Queensland mayor has been formally charged with drink driving after allegedly crashing right into a tree whereas 3 times the authorized restrict.
Redlands Council Mayor Karen Williams was allegedly driving a Lexus station wagon when she veered off the highway on the intersection of Queen and Wellington Avenue in Cleveland, then careered by way of a fence earlier than crashing right into a tree about 9pm on June 23.
Williams and a passenger, a 55-year-old girl, weren't severely injured.
The pair have been taken to hospital to be assessed.
Williams was charged after returning a blood alcohol studying of 0.177, which is greater than triple the authorized restrict.
She's going to seem earlier than courtroom subsequent month.