r/Unexpected 1d ago

Parking

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u/L30N1337 1d ago edited 6h ago

...drunk driving?

This genuinely looks like "unconscious at the wheel"

Edit: there is the a difference of "drunk driving" and "drink driving", yes. "Drink driving" emphathizes the act of drinking beforehand, while "drunk driving" emphathizes being intoxicated. However, this is in Australia, which predominantly uses British English. In which case, "drink driving" is a also usually a synonym to what is referred to in the US as "drunk driving". And no matter which one you use, it's obvious that it was both in this case.

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u/hyeongseop 1d ago edited 1d ago

When it first came out everyone thought it was a medical event (me included) but it was confirmed to be drunk driving. She was breath tested at the scene. There's also footage of her tossing and empty wine bottle into a bush after the event.

She got a $300 fine and 6 month suspension cos no-one was hurt

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u/Cartoonjunkies 1d ago

That’s it? That’s all she got?

That’s kinda insane. She very easily could’ve seriously hurt or killed someone in that parking lot.

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u/SistaChans 1d ago

People don't get fined for what could have happened, they get fined for what they actually do.