Finance worker, 30, was twice drink drive limit when she crashed her car then abandoned it in the street while on her way to meet friends for a fry up after 2am wine binge
- Vicki-Rae Thomson, 30, was double the drink drive limit when she crashed
A finance worker has been banned from driving for drunkenly crashing her car and then abandoning it in the street on the way to a fry-up breakfast following a late night wine binge.
Administrator Vicki-Rae Thomson, 30, had been partying until 2am but she was still twice the alcohol limit at 8.30am as she returned to collect her Renault Clio which she left parked up overnight.
Initially Thomson, who is thought to have slept elsewhere, got changed in the vehicle – but as she then headed off to meet friends in a local café in Liverpool, she lost control of her car and hit a lamp-post.
Neighbours heard a loud bang before calling police when they spotted Thomson staggering away from the wreckage of her Clio.
Officers caught her further down the road and described her as smelling of alcohol and slurring her words. Tests showed she had 71 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, the legal limit being 35mg.
Administrator Vicki-Rae Thomson, 30, crashed her car the morning after a night of heavy drinking, while still double the legal drink drive limit
Officers reported the smell of intoxicants on her breath, her eyes were glazed and she was slurring her words when they spoke to her
At Wirral magistrates court Thomson from Oxton, Birkenhead who works for an accountancy firm pleaded guilty to drink driving and was fined £373 with £549 in costs and victim surcharge and was disqualified from driving for 18 months.
She had planned to apply a ‘special reasons’ argument to keep her licence but abandoned her appeal for unknown reasons.
Stephanie Fellano, prosecuting, said: ‘On October 16 of last year, at around 8.30am, a call was received at Merseyside Police Control Room regarding an incident on Northumberland Street in Liverpool. That was in relation to a road traffic collision with a white Renault Clio.
‘There was a report that a loud bang had been heard and that a female alighted from the vehicle and was walking away. A Constable Jude arrived at the location and found the white Renault Clio with the same registration which had been abandoned in the middle of Northumberland Street.
‘The front offside wheel was damaged and the front bumper was damaged, consistent with a collision. The engine was warm and the windows were steamed up, but the car was locked and secure.
‘The Renault Clio had not struck any other vehicles in the street, but it struck some item and caused damage. The car which was immovable was found to be insured to Vicki Thomson and she was located on a nearby street.
‘She was placed in the rear of the marked police vehicle. Constable Jude spoke to her and detained her. Upon speaking to her, it became apparent that she was under the influence of alcohol.
‘There was the smell of intoxicants on her breath, her eyes were glazed and she was slurring her words. Clearly, she was under the influence of intoxicants. She was cautioned and arrested on suspicion of driving a vehicle while over the prescribed limit.
Thomson from Oxton, Birkenhead who works for an accountancy firm pleaded guilty to drink driving and was fined £373 with £549 in costs and victim surcharge and was disqualified from driving for 18 months
Thomson was offered a place on a drink drive awareness course which will reduce the ban by a quarter
‘During interview, she said she was moving her vehicle from where it was parked due to it being on a bend. When she was asked about the collision, she said she did not know how it happened. She said when she got to the vehicle she noticed the bumper looked like it had been kicked. She said she had planned on getting changed in the car and going to meet her friends for breakfast.
‘She was asked about an empty alcohol container that was found in the car. She said that had belonged to a friend from several days ago and that she had not consumed that item of alcohol prior to her arrest.
‘She admitted that she had been drinking the night before and her last drink was around 2 am. She regretted her actions and felt as though she had ruined her life in doing so.’
In mitigation for Thomson, defence lawyer Lionel Greig, said: ‘She is clearly worried and anxious and frightened by these proceedings. She’s never been in trouble before. Clearly it was a regrettable mistake and she understands the consequences.’
Thomson was offered a place on a drink drive awareness course which will reduce the ban by a quarter.
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