Woman in court after car plunges onto rocks
Stacey Yates (32), of Danes Hill Road, Coleraine, admitted a charge of driving with excess alcohol in her breath when she appeared at Coleraine Magistrates’ Court.
The court heard she had a reading of 108 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath with the legal limit being 35 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath - making her more than three times the limit.
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Hide AdA prosecution lawyer said police received a report of a car on rocks below the promenade at The Crescent in Portstewart on March 5 this year.
A defence barrister said the defendant was a “lady of good character” who was now “totally embarrassed” at what happened after the incident “attracted quite a significant amount of attention”.
He said it was a “sad” case and that the defendant had long-standing mental health issues.
On the day in question the defendant tried to go off her medication and at her “lowest ebb” she decided to drive onto the rocks.
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