FIREFIGHTER Alison O’Donnell failed a breath test after being involved in a late night traffic crash, Manchester and Salford magistrates heard.

O’Donnell, 36, whose breath test showed her to be one and a half times over the drink driving limit, told the court: “I have never previously been in trouble, I feel sick about what happened.”

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The court heard that she was arrested after a traffic collision at a junction on the East Lancashire Road, Salford, just before 11pm on April 18.

O’Donnell, of Blackburn Road, Darwen, admitted driving with excess alcohol and was banned off the road for a year.

She was also fined £400 and ordered to pay £150 criminal court charge and £40 government surcharge.

Other vehicles had been involved in the accident and O’Donnell said: “This will have an impact on my job but hopefully I can get round it.”