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  •   Home > News > National > Dunedin

    A woman's been charged with ill-treatment of a child, after driving with her in the vehicle, from Christchurch to Dunedin while over the alcohol limit.

    A woman's been charged with ill-treatment of a child, after driving with her in the vehicle, from Christchurch to Dunedin while over the alcohol limit.


    Open Justice reports Natalie Patterson was caught after crashing her car into a traffic island and boulder, around 1.30 in the morning in May of 2023.

    An evidential breath test revealed the 40-year-old was more than four times the legal limit.

    Patterson's been sentenced to 12 months' supervision on an ill-treatment charge.

    She was earlier fined and disqualified from driving on careless and drink driving charges.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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