Drink-driver failed roadside breath test after Offaly collision
Tullamore District Court hears woman had alcohol night before offence at Screggan
A DRINK-driver was involved in a single vehicle collision in Screggan, Tullamore District Court was told.
Michelle McCarthy (44), 5 Cappaneale, Birr appeared before Judge Andrew Cody where her solicitor Aisling Maloney entered a plea of guilty to drink-driving on January 28 last year at Melrose, Screggan.
Sergeant Brendan Kearns said Ms McCarthy had failed a roadside breath test after being involved in a collision and analysis of a sample showed it to have a concentration of 174 milligrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of urine.
Ms Maloney said her client had consumed some alcohol the night before. She requested a postponement of the driving ban.
Judge Cody disqualified the woman from driving for two years and ordered that it begin on February 1 next year. He also imposed a fine of €100.
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