Police tested suspect drink driver 30 minutes after accident

A 38-year-old woman was yesterday acquitted of drinking and driving after a court heard that the police had conducted the breathalyser test half an hour after she was involved in an accident. Sharon Fraser had originally been charged with driving while...

A 38-year-old woman was yesterday acquitted of drinking and driving after a court heard that the police had conducted the breathalyser test half an hour after she was involved in an accident.

Sharon Fraser had originally been charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol on January 5 in Qawra, attempting to drive while unfit to do so, failing to stop after being involved in a traffic accident and causing damages to two cars.

Appearing for Ms Fraser, lawyer Stefano Filletti argued that the police could not prove conclusively that his client had been drunk. The breathalyser test was carried out about half an hour after the accident occurred and was conducted in her residence.

Magistrate Consuelo Scerri Herrera found Ms Fraser not guilty of driving while drunk but found her guilty of failing to stop when involved in a car accident and causing damage to two cars.

Ms Fraser was fined €80 (Lm33.34).

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