Police on the island told MailOnline that they believe Olivia Brown, 23, was over the legal limit for alcohol when her 'out of control' car mounted the pavement and slammed into the family.
Olivia Brown, 23, is due to be charged when she appears in court tomorrowThis is the first picture of the driver who police say ran over and killed a five-month-old British baby and mowed down her family on Lanzarote.Police on the island told MailOnline that they believe Brown was over the legal limit for alcohol when her 'out of control' car mounted the pavement and slammed into the family.
Her social media shows scenes of sunset on the island, posing in front of palm trees and with her mother.The identity of the British family involved in the horrific accident has not been revealed. They were due to leave the island on Sunday, according to police. Yaiza Municipal police chief Vladimir Guadalupe told MailOnline the Swedish mother is in a critical condition. She was airlifted from the island to an intensive care unit in Gran Canaria.The couple had only been in Lanzarote for three hours and were walking back to their hotel when they were struck.
The death of the newborn has shocked the island – a popular winter sun destination with British tourists - and the Mayor Osca Noda declared two days of mourning with flags to fly at half mast. 'These things never happen here. It has affected the opinion of the island. The police have to investigate exactly what happened whilst she is under house arrest.
'I offered to help them and some health workers asked me to keep the victims who were lying on the ground awake and to speak to them in English so that they would be conscious.
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