A pub manager was caught motoring down a Perth street in a bashed-up car while more than five times the drink-drive limit.
Laura Moyes was spotted traveling along Rannoch Road in the early hours of the morning with no headlights, a broken wing mirror and a dented door.
Perth Sheriff Court heard the 44-year-old could lose her job after “stupidly” opting to drive home a distance of less than half a mile after drinking with friends.
Moyes appeared from custody after being arrested on warrant and admitted driving with excess alcohol (111mics/ 22).
Vehicle damage
Fiscal depute Stuart Hamilton said: “At about 4.20am, a witness was standing outside a row of shops in Letham when she observed the accused’s vehicle driving in an erratic manner, with no headlights.
“The witness noted that the accused’s wing mirror was hanging off.
“She said the driver appeared to be drunk.”
The woman followed Moyes’ car and called police.
Officers tracked down the car and noted damage to its bumper, wing mirror and driver’s door.
Moyes was standing next to the vehicle.
“Police noticed a smell of alcohol coming off the accused,” Mr Hamilton told the court.
“She told officers she had been drinking earlier that day.
“She appeared to be unsteady on her feet.”
Moyes failed a roadside breath test and was taken to the police station.
‘Uncertain’ career
Solicitor Steve Lafferty said that his client manages a bar.
“She tells me she has no issue with alcohol but had been drinking with friends earlier that day.
“She said she was stupid and elected to drive home, which was a distance of less than half a mile.”
Mr Lafferty said Moyes’ job is “somewhat uncertain” as she needs a car to get to and from work.
Sheriff Mungo Bovey, who questioned wy Moyes was handcuffed in the dock, said: “This is an alarming amount of alcohol and I am concerned to note the fresh damage which had been caused to your vehicle.”
Moyes, of Firbank Road, Perth, was disqualified for 18 months and fined £750.
She was told she can reduce her ban time by completing a drink driving rehabilitation course.
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