'Struggling' nail technician, 23, who nicknames herself 'Queenie' is BANNED from driving after getting caught drunk at the wheel of her car following a 2am pub lock-in

17.02.2022 - 14:15 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk

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.

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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.

Tests showed she had 99 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35mg. Two bottles of wine were found on the passenger seat of her vehicle.

At Stockport magistrates court Stokes, who nicknames herself ''Queenie'', admitted driving with excess alcohol and was disqualified from driving for 26 months. She was also made subject of a 7pm-to-7am curfew.

Earlier prosecutor Mr Robin Lynch told the hearing: “Just after 2am on January 7, police officers were on mobile patrol when they saw a Vauxhall Corsa driving on Northwich Road, away from Knutsford.

''The vehicle accelerated very quickly, so officers stopped the vehicle to speak to the driver. There were two bottles of wine in the front passenger seat and officers could smell intoxicant on her breath.

''She failed to give a breath test and was taken to the police station where her lowest reading was 99 mg. She is a lady of previous good