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Morphett Vale driver charged after allegedly being drunk and on drugs with child on front passenger’s lap

Police say a man was drunk and on drugs while a child was unrestrained on the lap of the front seat passenger when he was pulled over in Adelaide’s south on Friday afternoon.
Key points:
- SA Police spotted a car speeding and driving erratically through an intersection
- They also saw a toddler on the front passenger’s lap
- The driver was charged with multiple offences
SA Police are seeking witnesses or dashcam footage of the incident in Morphett Vale, in the city’s southern suburbs.
They say the man drove his red Mazda 2 “erratically and at speed” through the intersection of Main South and Flaxmill roads at about 5:15pm, nearly crashing into the median strip.
Officers allegedly noticed a toddler sitting without a seatbelt in the front…
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