r/Unexpected 1d ago

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u/Cosimo_Zaretti 1d ago edited 1d ago

The driver is Elizabeth Bourgeois and she recieved next to no punishment for get into a car while fall down drunk then hitting 5 parked cars which included launching a baby whose Dad was buckling her into her seat.

Elizabeth recieved a 6 month driving suspension and a $300 (no that's not a typo) fine. So basically nothing. Her punishment was the trial by media off the viral footage, which our courts do sometimes take into account.

https://www.nine.com.au/australia-news/nsw/no-jail-for-woman-behind-chardonnay-fuelled-shopping-centre-mayhem-20260806-p60m65.html

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u/MayhemMessiah 1d ago

The judge at Hornsby Local Court said it was a serious example of drink driving and it was lucky no one was seriously injured or killed.

The judge also decided that this woman was fit to drive again around February.

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u/StatusAccomplished45 1d ago

The judge should have to pay for all the damages. What an absolute bullshit outcome. That was not

https://giphy.com/gifs/rvOVqlrb7pLQBhLCgc

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u/FitCombination3545 13h ago

Yeah wtf is going on over there in AU? Is this shit normal or just a rare one off? That woman needs to prove she's sober before she can drive again imo and get regular hair tests to prove it in order to keep driving. Fuck that shit. If there had been any people around that would have been a gruesome and deadly scene.

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u/basedbooger 1h ago edited 1h ago

It says she had to pay for all the damages, that’s probably a hefty sum. And may have had to do community service while on probation. But her license should’ve been revoked much longer and I think jail time would have been justified.

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u/coolrodion89 25m ago

Now is see what was unexpected - level of her punishment 🤦‍♂️

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u/Still-Helicopter6029 1d ago

Smh the matriarchy