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Telford woman 'smelling of alcohol' drove through roadworks and hit parked van at 7am

A Telford woman who drove through roadworks, hit temporary traffic lights and a parked works van before leaving the scene has been banned from driving for more than three years.

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Alexandra Finch hit roadworks in Wellington. Stock photo

Alexandra Finch of John Williams Close, Priorslee, "smelled of alcohol" after the crash on January 5 last year and later refused to give a blood specimen to police, a district judge heard.

The 25-year-old had admitted both offences when she appeared at Telford Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

Sara Beddows for the prosecution said: "On January 5 last year, in the morning at around 7.10am, police attended a report of a road traffic collision in Holyhead Road, Wellington.