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31.05.2023 - 09:03 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A woman who passed out in her car in the middle of the road after realising she was too drunk to drive has walked free from court - despite being more than three times the legal limit.
Aisling Slater, 29, was found slumped over the wheel of her green Mini Cooper after a wine night with a friend, the court heard. She told magistrates she had been drinking heavily to cope with the breakdown of her relationship.
The mental health practictioner, of Warrington, Cheshire, admitted drink driving at Wigan Magistrate's Court. She was sentenced to a 12 month community order with 60 hours unpaid work.
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She said she had been drunkenly confiding in a friend about her love life rather than ''seek professional medical help'', and insisted she not had a drink since her arrest.
Paul Sumner, prosecuting, said: “At just after midnight on the 17th of March, a security guard working on St Helens Road, Lowton, noticed a green Mini Cooper had stopped in the middle of the road.
''Thinking an accident had taken place, he ran over to the vehicle and found the driver slumped over the wheel. When he managed to wake her up he noted that she was intoxicated and her words were slurred.
“When police later arrived, they gave the defendant a roadside breathalyser test, which confirmed, she was positive. She was arrested and taken to a police station. She was fully compliant in interview and was released the following day. ''
Tests showed Slater had 115 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, the legal limit being 35mg.
Her lawyer Louise Barrow said, “She was off work before this with stress that by a breakdown in a relationship she started drinking to try to make her feel
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