Flashing woman bowled over by a motorist's response

Flasher Cherelle Dudfield re-enacted her drunken deed on Australia's Sky News. Photo / Supplied

Usually it's the pedestrian caught in the headlights - but not in Invercargill, where a motorist bowled a woman flashing her boobs at traffic.

In an incident generating headlines around the world, Cherelle Dudfield, 18, has been fined $275 for the flashing incident - but she was lucky not to suffer serious injuries when she was hit.

Dudfield was charged with disorderly behaviour after she exposed her breasts at passing motorists while standing in the middle of the road on September 27.

One driver hit her, causing her to roll over the bonnet and crack the vehicle's windscreen.

She pleaded guilty to the charge in the Invercargill District Court on Tuesday and said she had been "egged on" by her friends.

Dudfield, who gave birth to a baby boy in January, did not respond to requests for an interview from the Herald on Sunday.

But she let Australia's Sky News film her re-creating the actions that led to her being charged. The footage has been posted on YouTube and other news websites worldwide.

One website suggested she "might have a future at Hooters", a US restaurant chain infamous for its scantily-clad waitresses.

In the video Dudfield - who lists her best physical feature as her boobs on her Bebo page - also offers some words of wisdom to other would-be flashers.

"Don't be me. Don't be stupid. Don't get drunk and stand in the middle of the road and flash anyone because it hurts when you get hit," she said.

A woman who answered the phone at Dudfield's parents' house said they did not have much to do with her and did not care about the video.

It is not the first time this year Dudfield's drinking has seen her before the courts.

On November 6 she was convicted of drink driving and sentenced to 65 hours community work. She was stopped on October 31 and had a breath alcohol level of 623 micrograms per litre - just over three times the legal limit for a driver under 20. Dudfield was also disqualified from driving for six months.

On Tuesday Judge David Holderness reprimanded Dudfield for her dangerous behaviour and reportedly said she was lucky the consequences were not more severe.

Duty solicitor John Fraser said Dudfield's actions had been "stupidity in the extreme" but questioned whether the driver could have been more careful.

He then conceded the driver could have been "distracted".

- HERALD ON SUNDAY