A businesswoman has been banned from driving after she was caught behind the wheel virtually thrice over the drink-drive restrict.
Olivia Stokes was pulled over by police once they noticed the nail technician driving her Vauxhall Corsa erratically.
When officers stopped the 23-year-old, who calls herself ‘Queenie’, they smelled alcohol on her breath and located ‘two bottles of wine’ on the passenger seat.
Assessments confirmed she had 99mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. The authorized restrict is 35mg.
Showing at Stockport magistrates court docket, Stokes, from Northwich, Cheshire, pleaded responsible to driving with extra alcohol.
The court docket heard she had acquired behind the wheel after discovering herself unexpectedly stranded after a pub lock-in.
She had reportedly organized to remain at a buddy’s home in Knutsford however her cell phone ‘died’ whereas she was retrieving work tools from her automobile.
Claiming she was unable to contact her buddy or bear in mind the place the buddy lived, Stokes began driving however had barely traveled a mile earlier than she was noticed.
Robin Lynch, prosecuting instructed the listening to police stopped Stokes on Northwich Highway, shortly after 2am on January 7.
‘The automobile accelerated in a short time, so officers stopped the automobile to talk to the driving force,’ he mentioned.
‘There have been two bottles of wine within the entrance passenger seat and officers may odor intoxicant on her breath.
‘She failed to provide a breath check and was taken to the police station the place her lowest studying was 99 mg. She is a girl of earlier good character.’
Defending Stokes, Victoria Thompson mentioned attributable to restrictions on Stoke’s career the pandemic had been a ‘very troublesome time’ in her life.
‘She owns her personal enterprise and due to Covid, she has not been capable of work for a protracted time period.
‘Hers was one of many final professions to return to work which has had a major monetary affect for her.
Miss Thompson mentioned Stokes had been in Knutsford to see a consumer when she was invited out for a drink with associates she had not seen in a very long time.
‘It was a chance to remain and meet up with her associates.
‘She contacted her mum to rearrange for her to choose her up however because the night progressed, they went to a bar and had a lock-in after opening hours.’
Miss Thompson, mentioned after ‘recognising she shouldn't have been consuming’ Stokes panicked and went to retrieve tools she had left in her automobile as a result of ‘it was not the perfect place to depart it’.
After her cellphone died Stokes returned to the bar ‘however she didn't know the place this specific buddy lived and every part had closed’ the court docket heard.
‘She started to panic about how she was going to get house and she or he made the silly determination to drive. She deeply regrets her actions,’ Miss Thompson mentioned.
‘When she was stopped by the police she panicked. She was attempting to provide a pattern however was not producing sufficient breath to get a studying.
‘The highway she was driving on was a 30-mph restrict which then results in a nationwide velocity restrict.
‘She had accelerated too early, and that was what led the officers to cease her. There was no different proof of unhealthy driving.’
Miss Thompson mentioned it was ‘a blessing’ Stokes had been stopped and she or he was ‘horrified and deeply ashamed’ of her actions.
The court docket heard how Stokes deliberate to maneuver to Jersey the place she has household and had discovered a brand new job.
Stokes was banned from driving for 26 months, subjected to a 7pm-to-7am curfew and ordered to pay £180 in surcharges.
She was additionally provided a spot on a drink driver’s rehabilitation course.
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