A drink-driver who hit a roadside curb blowing out two of her tyres has been handed a lengthy driving disqualification after admitting the offence in court.

Forty-six-year-old Jennifer Russell, of Oak Road, Penner, appeared at Haverfordwest Magistrates Court on Tuesday, to plead guilty to a charge of driving a Rover 45 on January 9 after exceeding the prescribed limit of alcohol.

Prosecutor Vaughan Pritchard-Jones told the court that the defendant had taken her car out that evening to give it a run as there had been an issue with the battery, and she needed it for work the next morning.

“She had been drinking in the house before taking the car out. Miss Russell went round the roundabout at Sagest but presumably due to the level of intoxication, she hit the curb quote hard and blew out two of her tyres.

“Police arrived on the scene shortly after 10 pm after a member of the public had reported the accident.

Miss Russell took a roadside breath test which proved positive and showed her at twice the legal limit, with a reading of 78 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.

“The aggravating feature is that she can’t have been in control of the vehicle to have hit the curb as hard as she did. The defendant also has another drink-driving conviction during the past 10 years,” added Mr. Pritchard-Jones.

Defence solicitor Jonathan Webb told the court that Miss Russell had consumed two cans of lager, and thought that she would be ok to drive, but realised that she had also drunk a can of high strength cider earlier with a friend.

“It was an over estimation of what she’d drunk. It was a very foolish act but she accepted and admitted what had happened to police,” he said.

Probation officer Julie Norman told the court that Miss Russell had been engaging with the probation service since being released from prison last April, and had not missed any appointments.

Magistrates handed Miss Russell a six month community order with a ten day Rehabilitation Activity Requirement.

She was told that she would be banned from driving for 40 months due to the fact that that it was her second drink-driving offence inside 10 years.

Miss Russell was also fined £120 for the offence and ordered to pay prosecution costs of £85 and a £90 victim surcharge.