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Drink driver smashed car         20/1/12

A drink driver has lost her licence for 18 months and been fined at Stornoway Sheriff Court this week.

Marie Murie of 6 Drium na Currag, Callanish, Lewis, was fined £500 and disqualified from driving for 18 months for having an alcohol reading of 145 mg against the legal limit of 80mg.

She also received a £200 fine for careless driving causing her car to leave the road and collide into a metal barrier.

Fiscal David Teale said the 36-year-old failed to negotiate a bend and her car ended up in the ditch around 7.55pm on Thursday 13th June.

Her lawyer said she had made a “silly decision” to drive that day and appreciated the crash would have had far worse consequences.