A cabaret singer has been banned from the road for 20 months after being caught drink-driving on the way home from a gig.
Hannah Smith, from Stockport, was more than twice the legal alcohol limit when she was stopped for swerving with a buckled wheel at 4am. The 33-year-old claimed the wheel of her vehicle was damaged when another car accidentally crashed into her in the moments earlier.
Smith, who works as an administrator for Stepping Hill Hospital and runs her own entertainment business, pleaded guilty to driving with 85 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath - more than twice the legal limit of 35mg. She broke down in tears at Tameside Magistrates Court as she was hit with a driving ban.
