A woman will face multiple charges after Police allegedly found her drink driving and driving whilst disqualified while she had a two-day-old baby and a two-year-old child unrestrained in the back seat.

Alice Springs Sergeant Conan Robertson said Northern Territory Police continue to save people from themselves.

“The likely result of these circumstances was a serious crash,” Sergeant Robertson said.

Sergeant Robertson said the 20-year-old woman was pulled over for a random breath test at around 1pm today.

“The woman, who was disqualified from driving, returned a positive result and was arrested for a breath analysis at the Alice Springs Police Station where she was found to have a breath alcohol level of 0.167 per cent,” Sgt Robertson said.

“If this isn't bad enough, this offender was also on bail for another matter, one of the conditions being that she is not to consume alcohol.”

Sergeant Robertson said the two day old baby was being held by a rear seat passenger while the two-year-old was also in the back seat, unrestrained, along with another adult.

"The two day old baby does not even have a name yet and her life was in the hands of a 20-year-old drunken, disqualified driver,” Sgt Roberson said.

“Luckily we were there to protect this little girl."

The woman will be charged with driving with high range BRAC, driving whilst disqualified, driving with infant and child unrestrained, Sgt Robertson said.

There will also be another charge relating to her breaching her bail, he said.

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