Redland Mayor Karen Williams pleads guilty to drink driving charges
Redland Mayor Karen Williams has been sentenced to 80 hours of community service and had her licence disqualified for six months after pleading guilty to drink driving. The south-east Queensland Mayor appeared in Cleveland Magistrates Court this morning, charged with being more than three times over the legal blood-alcohol limit when she crashed her car on […]
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Redland City Mayor Karen Williams under growing pressure to resign after drink-driving charge
There are fresh calls for Redland City Mayor Karen Williams to resign after she was charged with drink driving on Saturday. Key points: A petition calling for Ms Williams to resign has more than 6,000 signatures The Mayor has taken unpaid leave to undergo counselling Ms Williams will face a court on August 1 Police will […]
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Redland mayor Karen Williams draws criticism from crash victim mum
Redland mayor Karen Williams has stepped down from the Brisbane Olympics board after admitting she consumed “several drinks” before crashing her car, but the mother of a young woman killed by a drunk driver says she must also resign as mayor. Key points: Redland mayor Karen Williams has apologised after crashing her car on Thursday night The […]
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