Woman charged after incident on Southbank boadwalk

Police have charged a woman after she allegedly drove her car along a busy pedestrian boardwalk in South Brisbane yesterday, Queensland Police say.

It will be alleged that the woman drove to Brisbane from Atkinsons Dam when she allegedly drove through the Kurilpa parkway limited-access walkway and bicycle path around 6.50pm.

At the time, the boardwalk was busy with pedestrians and cyclists.

Police intercepted the vehicle and female driver was subjected to a roadside breath test. She allegedly returned a positive reading.

She was then transported to the Brisbane City Watch House where she underwent another test and returned a reading of 0.153 per cent.

A 40-year-old Atkinsons Dam woman has been given a Notice to Appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on February 13 to answer the charges of drink driving, driving without a licence and driving an unregistered vehicle.

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