Mother of crash victim launches petition to sack drink-driving Queensland mayor

Judy Lindsay had met with mayor Karen Williams earlier that day to discuss loss of her daughter in drink-driving incident

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Separate petitions calling for the sacking of a Queensland mayor who admitted crashing her vehicle into a tree east of Brisbane after drinks at a work function have been signed by more than 6,300 people.

Redlands mayor, Karen Williams - a campaigner against drink-driving - conceded she had had several glasses of wine" prior to the crash, which came hours after she met with families who had lost loved ones in accidents caused by drink-drivers.

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