Julie Cunningham, a mum of four, was arrested by officers on the suspicion of DUI Drink Driving after she hit a curb and crashed into a fire hydrant, USA Today reports.
Her mother, Lynda Halvorson, said that Cunningham is not a drinker nor does she take any sort of medications. She believes that the incident was not something that her daughter would do.
Frisco police confirmed that Cunningham blew a 0.0. Halvorson said that they knew instantly that something was wrong and she couldn’t have been DUI Drink Driving.
Cunningham’s speech was slurred and she could barely move. The day after she was released from jail, the family took her to the hospital where she was found to have a lemon-sized tumor in her brain.
Doctors said that it was non-cancerous but had abnormal cells.
Halvorson said that Cunningham doesn’t remember anything about the incident.
Cunningham enlisted in the Navy after the horrific Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and served six years in Naval Intelligence.
A DUI Drink Driving case has not been filed, however Police still await toxicology results which is said to be part of normal protocol.
Queenslanders charged with DUI Drink Driving, Drug Driving or Fail To Provide Specimen face a maximum penalty of a lifetime driver’s licence disqualification, 9 months imprisonment and 28 penalty units.
Persons charged with Careless Driving (Drive Without Due Care & Attention) face a maximum penalty of a lifetime driver’s licence disqualification, 6 months imprisonment and 40 penalty units.
Queenslanders charged with Dangerous Driving, which is a Criminal offence, face a maximum penalty, depending upon the circumstances of aggravation, of 5 years imprisonment, 200 penalty units and a lifetime driver’s licence disqualification.
Persons charged with Disqualified Driving face a maximum penalty of a lifetime driver’s licence disqualification, 12 months imprisonment and 40 penalty units.
Queenslanders charged with Evade Police a maximum penalty of 3 years imprisonment, 200 penalty units and a lifetime licence disqualification.
Persons charged with Repeat DUI Drink Driving, Repeat Drug Driving, Repeat Fail To Provide Specimen, or a Repeat combination of these offences, face a maximum penalty of a lifetime driver’s licence disqualification, 18 months imprisonment and 60 penalty units.
A penalty unit in Queensland is currently worth $113.85.
In addition to the above penalties, anyone who pleads or is found guilty in the Magistrates Court must pay the Offender Levy, which is presently worth $110.90.
Magistrates have a general power to impose up to a lifetime driver’s licence disqualification, above and beyond any legislated disqualification ranges.
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