A woman who allegedly drove through a school zone at Albion Park while drunk on Friday had a blood alcohol reading more than five times the legal limit, police say.
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Police spotted the woman driving on Ashburton Road just after 3pm.
She stopped her car outside a school and police allege she tried to drive away with her child inside.
The 49-year-old was stopped by police and given a roadside breath test, which returned a positive reading.
She was arrested and taken to Lake Illawarra police station, where she returned a breath analysis of 0.262.
The woman was charged with high-range drink driving, and attempting to drive with a high-range PCA.
She given conditional bail and will appear in Albion Park Local Court on March 10.
Her licence was suspended.