Drink driver who killed five-month-old baby on holiday ‘was British hotel worker’
A Brit driver who allegedly ran down a family-of-five and killed a five-month-old baby in Lanzarote has been named.
Hotel worker Olivia Brown, 23, is under house arrest and faces jail after a Ford Fiesta swerved onto a pavement and hit a group of pedestrians on Monday night.
She worked at a hotel in Playa Blanca where the accident took place, and is due to appear in court tomorrow.
A five-month-old baby was killed, while their parents and grandparents were injured and taken to hospital.
Brown also hit a Swedish mum and daughter, who were airlifted to hospital after the mum’s heart reportedly stopped three times.
Yaiza Municipal police chief Vladimir Guadalupe told MailOnline: ‘The investigation is still ongoing and could be another week.
‘The driver will appear in court but I cannot say yet what the charges will be.
‘The legal limit for alcohol is 0.25 and this person was over that limit and the charge will reflect that.’
The identity of the victims involved in the crash have not been revealed.
Brown reportedly told police she suffered a steering problem which cause the crash.
She worked at a hotel in Playa Blanca where the accident took place, and is due to appear in court tomorrow.
Yaiza’s mayor Oscar Noda said: ‘The accident caused seven victims, including the five-month-old baby that died.
‘The survivors came from two families, one from Sweden and the other of British origin.
‘They are the parents of the child that died and the baby’s maternal grandparents.
‘The ones in the worst condition this morning are the baby’s father and maternal grandmother. All the survivors are still in hospital.
‘We hope they all recover.’
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