South Yorkshire drink-driver 'spotted veering across road'

Sheffield Magistrates’ Court heard on February 20 how Louise Fletcher, aged 40, of Brook Fold, Thurcrft, Rotherham, was driving a Volkswagen EOS car on Ivanhoe Road, Thurcroft, when she was seen veering across the road.

Mark Hughes, prosecuting, said police spotted Fletcher driving at 30mph in a national speed zone and she was veering over the central line.

Fletcher pleaded guilty to exceeding the drink-drive limit after the incident on January 18 when she registered 69 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath when the limit is 35 microgrammes.

Simon Gwynne, defending, said Fletcher does not normally drink but has been struggling because her son has special needs and a relative has been diagnosed with cancer.

Fletcher was fined £120 and must pay a £32 victim surcharge and £85 costs. She was banned from driving for 18 months.