Infant injured in alleged drunk driving crash in the Northern Territory
An infant has been injured in an alleged drunk driving crash in the Northern Territory.
Emergency services received a call over a single-vehicle crash about 7.30pm yesterday on Larapinta Drive, about four kilometres away from Hermannsburg, in the MacDonnell region.
The car carried five adults and an infant child, who all received minor injuries.
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Police attended the crash site and declared it a crime scene. Supplied
The passengers were taken to a local clinic but had to be medevacked to Alice Springs for further medical attention.
Meanwhile, police attended the crash site and declared it a crime scene.
"Preliminary investigations suggest that the vehicle was travelling west when it left the road surface and rolled for reasons yet to be determined," police said in a statement.
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"None of the passengers, including the infant, were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash."
The suspected male driver had to undertake a breath test which allegedly returned a "high-range" result.
Larapinta Drive is temporarily closed as investigations remain ongoing.
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