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Quebec mother, daughter charged with drunk driving within hours of each other

Magog police say the two women had their licences suspended for 90 days and were released on a promise to appear at the courthouse in Sherbrooke, Que.

Magog police say the two women had their licences suspended for 90 days

The mother arrived at the police station to retrieve her daughter, but police noted she too seemed under the influence of alcohol. (Policecanada.ca)

Magog police arrested a 50-year-old woman for driving under the influence on Sunday as she came to bail out her daughter who had been arrested on a similar offence just hours earlier.

Police say the two women had their licences suspended for 90 days and were released on a promise to appear at the courthouse in Sherbrooke, Que.

Officers first responded to a call about a car stopped along the side of a main road found a 27-year-old woman allegedly under the effects of alcohol.

She was arrested and taken to the police station but refused a breathalyzer test, which added to the charges she faces.

When her mother arrived at the police station to retrieve her, at about 1 a.m. Sunday, police noted she too seemed under the influence of alcohol.

The mother failed a breathalyzer test and was also arrested for impaired driving.