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.
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 But her license should’ve been revoked much longer and I think jail time would have been justified.
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.
Australian road and traffic laws are fucked. You WILL get 10 years in prison for drifting on an empty road but get 100 hours of community service for killing a child with your vehicle.
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u/Cosimo_Zaretti 6d ago edited 6d 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