A woman who shared 4 bottles of wine whilst out with a friend at a local restaurant, before then driving home, has been handed a 17-month driving ban.
Vanessa Richardson, 68, of New Road in Brading, admitted drink driving when she appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court earlier today (Friday).
Prosecuting, Lauren McConnell told the court that on 25th October this year, staff at The Reef in Sandown called Police to say that a woman who had been drinking was planning to drive home.
Having been passed the details of the vehicle on to Police, Richardson was located on College Close in Sandown with a passenger in her vehicle.
A roadside breath test was conducted which returned an above-level alcohol reading. Richardson was arrested and taken to Newport Police Station where she made admissions in interview.
Defending, Oscar Vincent told the court that Richardson – a woman of previous good character – was enduring a difficult time in her personal life and that she had not been out for a few months.
Magistrates handed the pensioner a 17-month driving ban and ordered her to pay a £120 fine, £85 costs and a £48 surcharge fee.
Such a weak lenient sentence.
We all know drink driving kills innocent people.
I would expect a 68 year old to know that, obviously not.
We bang up people for various crimes, in my book
drink and drug driving is a serious crime, not a
small fine because someone has a good character and
ain’t been out for a while.
What a load of sponsored ball sh*t
Needs locking up. I am fed up reading
about all the selfish uneducated morons
drink driving.
This irresponsible individual has put every other road user life at risk of serious injury or death by drink driving hope she f ing proud.
i know there will never be a ban for life on drink drug driving but at least get it written down that it’s a minimum of £1000 fine and 9 points there’s the deterrent ,it won’t stop them causing serious injury or death to other road users I know and I’m probably being to soft with the deterrent as this will never bring back life to someone who’s on the receiving end of a smash by drink drug driver
68 years old, should definitely know better,how much would a taxi cost from branding to sandown and back again,or a bus,good job she didn’t smash in to parked cars or hit anyone in her planned evening out
My guess an uneducated Caulkhead, there are plenty of them.
Wheres the old codgers with their pitchforks calling for capital punishment. when it’s a fellow fossil drink driving?
JAIL THESE BASTARDS. HOW MANY MORE ARE GETTING AWAY WITH THIS, BEFORE THE BLOODY USELESS AUTHORITIES DO SOMETHING TO PROTECT INOCENT PEOPLE FROM BEING KILLED OR INJURED BY BY SNORT/SWILL SHIT?
Disgusting old woman should never drive again and should be in prison