Woman who turned to alcohol after 'world collapsed' banned from road after drink-drive crash
A 23-year-old woman has been offered the help of probation officers to deal with her problems after she drank a beer before driving and a bottle of Port before continuing her journey.
Miss Stephanie Louise Gardener, of Crew Green, Shrewsbury, pleaded guilty to driving a Peugeot 207 in Mytton Oak Road, in the town on December 14, 2023 with 114mcg of alcohol in 100ml of breath when the limit is 35.
Telford Magistrates Court, sitting on Tuesday, was told by prosecutor Hannah Baddeley that Gardener had been involved in a crash at 8pm at a roundabout. Police smelled alcohol on her breath and she had admitted to drinking.
"She was teary and shook up and is of previous good character," said the prosecutor.
The court was told that the incident is something that Gardener will "have to live with for the rest of her life" but that she had been "compliant, open and honest and was deeply remorseful".
