A 'struggling' young businesswoman has been banned from driving for more than two years after she was caught drunk at the wheel of her car following a 2am pub lock-in.
Nail technician Olivia Stokes tested almost three times the alcohol limit last month after she decided to drive when she unexpectedly found herself stranded eight miles away from home with nowhere to stay.
The 23-year old from Northwich, Cheshire said she had arranged to have a sleepover at a friend's home in Knutsford but her mobile phone charge 'died' whilst she was retrieving work equipment from her Vauxhall Corsa.
Man charged after stabbing at house in Salford Claiming she was unable to contact her friend or remember where the friend lived, Stokes had barely driven a mile before she was spotted driving erratically by a police patrol.
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