A 32-YEAR-OLD woman who had been drinking at a school reunion was seen by police driving home with a flat tyre.
Blackburn magistrates heard an experienced officer who followed Tammy Daly described her driving as the worst he had ever seen.
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As she struggled to control her car Daly nearly had a head-on collision with another vehicle, hit the kerb on several occasions, crossed onto the opposite carriageway and eventually came to a screeching halt across the road when she realised there was a police van behind.
Daly, 32, of Cemetery Road, Darwen, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and driving with excess alcohol.
She was sentenced to six months in prison suspended for 12 months, banned from driving for two years and ordered to pay a £180 criminal court charge, £85 costs and £80 victim surcharge.
Catherine Allan, prosecuting, said the officer gave chase and had to travel in excess of the speed limit to catch up.
Jonathan Taylor, defending, said Daly, an estate agent, had not intended to drive home but temptation got the better of her. “She made a choice and now she stands to be punished,” said Mr Taylor. “She feels she has let down her employers and her three children. It is going to make things extremely difficult for her.”
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