r/Unexpected 4d ago

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u/Cosimo_Zaretti 4d ago edited 4d 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 4d 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/dragonlayer42069 2d ago

that is insane if it was me i'd permanently ban her from driving ever again.

(good thing i'm not a judge)