Keely Palmer was dragged 100m down a suburban street by a car allegedly being driven by her mother. Photo / via Facebook
Keely Palmer was dragged 100m down a suburban street by a car allegedly being driven by her mother. Photo / via Facebook
A Sydney mum is facing serious charges after allegedly getting behind the wheel of a car while under the influence of alcohol and running over her own daughter.
Dale Palmer, 58, is accused of driving the family's Toyota Starlet at 12.40am on Sunday during her son's 21st birthday party.
Police say she struck 27-year-old Keely Palmer with the vehicle and dragged her 100m down Ash Avenue in Caringbah South.
"A driver has been charged after a woman was hit and dragged 100m in Sydney's south early this morning," a police spokesperson said.
"Emergency services were called to Ash Avenue, Caringbah South, about 12.40am and found a 27-year-old woman trapped beneath a Toyota Starlet."
A rescue operation involving Fire and Rescue NSW and NSW Ambulance paramedics took more than an hour to free Keely who was taken to hospital in a serious condition, reportedly suffering significant fractures to her right arm and right leg.
"Officers from Sutherland Police Area Command established a crime scene and commenced investigations into the circumstances surrounding the crash," a police spokesperson said.
"The 58-year-old female driver underwent a roadside breath test which proved positive. She was arrested and taken to Sutherland Police Station where she returned an alleged breath analysis reading of 0.166.
Dale Palmer leaving Sutherland Police Station on Sunday has been charged with aggravated dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm and high-range drink-driving. Photo / 7News
"The woman, who is from Caringbah South, has now been charged with aggravated dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm (PCA), and high-range PCA."
NSW Police Chief Inspector Gary Ford told reporters on Sunday "there was a party (at the house) through the evening" but the reasons Mrs Palmer was behind the wheel "are unknown".
Mrs Palmer, a mother-of-four, appeared briefly in court and was granted conditional bail to appear again at Sutherland Local Court on Wednesday.
Her licence has been suspended.
Neighbour Amber Wardrop-Barros, who witnessed the incident, told Nine News she heard what sounded like agonising screams.
"She was just bellowing, crying, screaming. It was pretty shocking," she said.
"You could just hear her screaming. People were saying, 'Can someone get a jack'. So I thought maybe someone was stuck under a car."
Outside court, Mrs Palmer chose not to speak to reporters when asked if she remembered the incident.
