Five-week-old Florence was being unbuckled by her father, Josh Quaife, from her car seat at the Coles supermarket parking lot in Turramurra, north Sydney. Suddenly, a Lexus reversed at high speed, colliding with their car and 5 other vehicles. The impact threw Florence from her car seat, but fortunately, both father and daughter escaped serious injury.

Quaife recounted, "As I was unbuckling her, I caught a glimpse of the car speeding straight towards me, so I had to jump out of the way."

Witnesses reported seeing the 62-year-old female driver throw a bottle out of her car before the collision. Onlookers then intervened to prevent the woman from leaving the scene.

Drunk female driver arrested at the scene. Photo: 9News

Subsequent tests revealed the driver had a blood alcohol content of 0.268, which is more than 5 times the legal limit. Her driver's license was suspended, and she is scheduled to appear in court next month.