Woman was trapped in vehicle following collision with three cars on Tullamore street

A TULLAMORE woman who drove over the alcohol limit crashed her car in Tullamore, last week's sitting of the local district court heard.

Before the Tullamore district court was Lisa Condron (34), 1, Davitt Street, Tullamore.

On March 26, 2021, Garda Donohue was called to a road traffic accident at Davitt Street, Tullamore. When he arrived he saw an overturned vehicle. Ms Condron had collided with three vehicles and was trapped inside her car by her seat belt.

A sample of her blood revealed an alcohol level of 189 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood. She also had €20 worth of cannabis in her possession.

Ms Condron had four previous convictions. One was for no insurance.

Lisa Condron is a 34 year old single woman with one 10 year old child who has been adopted by her parents, the court heard.

She has mental health issues and a letter was handed to Judge Cody from her mother explaining that she had been through a lot of difficulties. She works part-time as a hairdresser a couple of days a week.

Judge Andrew Cody imposed a two year disqualification on the drink driving charge and fined Ms Condron €300.

For careless driving he disqualified her for two years. In addition he fined her €100 for being in possession of drugs.