A Mazda had to be towed from a beach after an allegedly drunk driver crashed through a guard rail, careered down an embankment and ended up on the sand.
The 32-year-old woman, who police say was allegedly double the legal limit had a lucky escape as the wooden rail went through the windscreen at Aldinga Beach, south of Adelaide.
Images show the post completely speared through the windscreen.
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She wasn't hurt but was reported for drink driving and driving without care and banned from driving for six months.
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