Canberra learner blows three times the legal alcohol limit after smashing into mailbox
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A 23-year-old learner driver was allegedly caught behind the wheel with an alcohol reading three times the legal full-licence limit after smashing into a home.
Shortly before 1:30am on Sunday, ACT Policing responded to a crash in the north Canberra suburb of Casey and found the woman had crashed through a mailbox and onto the front steps of a residence on Overall Avenue.
Following a positive alcohol breath test result, the woman was taken to Gungahlin Police Station and returned a follow-up test result of 1.147.
The legal alcohol limit is 0.05 for full licence holders and is 0 for learners.
The woman was charged with drink driving and driving unaccompanied — as learners must have a full-licence holder in the passenger seat.
She will face the ACT Magistrates Court at a later date.
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