25-year-old Ella Furnell, who was found to be nearly 3 times the legal drink-drive limit after crashing her car into a ditch, has been handed a 40-month driving ban.
Furnell, of Colenutts Road in Ryde, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court having previously admitted a single charge of drink driving.
Prosecuting, Cristiane Finlay, told the court that on 13th February, Police were flagged down by a member of the public following a road traffic collision in which a Ford Fiesta ended up on its side in a ditch.
At the scene at the junction with Main Road and Firestone Copse Road in Havenstreet, Furnell was breathalysed, in which a reading of 103 was returned – nearly 3 times the legal limit.
This isn’t the first time that Furnell has appeared before the courts. As previously reported by Island Echo, she was handed a 17-month ban for a similar offence back in November 2024. By committing this latest offence, the 25-year-old was set to earn a minimum 3-year driving ban.
Defending the 25-year-old, Eva Ford said that Furnell deserved full credit for her guilty plea and that a pre-sentence report had been compiled.
After brief deliberations, Magistrates banned Furnell from driving for 40 months. She was also handed a 12-month community order with 10 rehabilitation activity days and a mental health treatment requirement attached.
Furnell was fined £80 and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £114 surcharge.
