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'Drink driver' charged after Qld accident
AAP
A man has been charged with drink driving after he allegedly mowed down a pedestrian in far north Queensland.
Police say the 57-year-old, who allegedly had a blood-alcohol level of 0.083 per cent, hit a 23-year-old pedestrian on Draper Street, Cairns, just before 7pm on Friday, inflicting severe head injuries.
The driver was charged with two drink-driving offences and will appear in the Cairns Magistrates Court on August 12.
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