Drunk, talking to passenger and crashed into stopped traffic
She drank beer and tequila and was behind the wheel while more than five times the limit.
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Tasman, West Coast motorists warned amid slips and flooding not to travel unless 'absolutely essential'
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Payout: Couple awarded $270k after council wrongly sign off on pool
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Trouble in paradise: Court lifts ban on choppers for coastal property owners
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Tasman crews busy with rural blaze, chemical building fire
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One person seriously injured after alleged stabbing in Motueka, man in police custody
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Artist caught driving drunk after swerving into path of police officer's car
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Deluge closes parts of Abel Tasman and Queen Charlotte tracks
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'Unbelievable' wild weather - more homes evacuated overnight
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Live: State of emergency declared in Marlborough; heavy rain expected overnight in Tasman
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Partner of school parent triggers lockdown with threats
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Driver damages every road sign on 18km journey of destruction
Stop signs and road warning signs were all destroyed.
One dead, others injured after crash in Tasman District
The road is closed and motorists are advised to avoid the area.
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