An alarming incident unfolded in a Sydney parking lot where a newborn baby became entangled in a chaotic series of events allegedly caused by a drunk driver.
Authorities have charged a woman with driving while intoxicated, claiming she was over five times the legal alcohol limit, after she allegedly collided with several vehicles on Sydney’s upper north shore.
The situation began with what should have been a routine reverse maneuver in a Turramurra car park. Instead, the driver reportedly lost control, crashing into three adjacent cars.
The vehicle then reportedly barreled into a fourth car, where baby Florence was safely secured in the back seat.
Joshua Quaife, Florence’s father, recounted the terrifying moment: “As I was unbuckling her, I noticed a car speeding towards us from the corner of my eye,” he explained.
“The impact caused her to be thrown from her seat because the buckle was undone, and it was horrifying to witness her in such a vulnerable state,” Quaife added.
The driver hit a fifth car, scraping and scratching free – before the first car copped it again.
“If it was a few seconds earlier, I would have been holding her getting her out of the car, and would have been crushed, so it was lucky I was two or three seconds too slow to settle her,” Quaife said.
The woman behind the wheel threw what looked like a bottle into a bush just before she left the trail of destruction.
Police arrested a 62-year-old in a nearby toilet yesterday afternoon.
A test at Hornsby police station allegedly showed her blood alcohol level was more than five times the legal limit.
She was charged with high range drink driving and negligent driving.
Florence, who turns five weeks old tomorrow, was unhurt and unbothered.
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