A drink driver who was caught almost SIX times the drink drive limit has been banned from the road.
Sandra Forrest, 57, provided the “huge reading” after several members of the public spotted her vehicle weaving across a country road in July last year.
Forrest was pulled by over on the A199 near Haddington, East Lothian, where officers were said to have “strongly smelled alcohol” coming from the vehicle.
Forrest was taken to an Edinburgh police station where she blew a massive reading of 130mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. The legal limit is just 22mg.
Forrest, of Whitecraig, East Lothian, pleaded guilty to the offence when she appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court earlier this month and was back in the dock for sentencing on Wednesday.
But when the case called defending solicitor Rebecca Weissgerber told the court her client had failed to show up for the social work reports previously called for due to her father recently passing away.
The lawyer asked Sheriff Nigel Ross to allow Forrest one more opportunity to have the report prepared before he passes sentence.
Sheriff Nigel Ross told Forrest she had provided “a huge reading” to the police and that he needed the reports done before sentencing.
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The sheriff reminded Forrest she had been handed an interim driving ban at the last calling of the case and deferred sentence again to next month.
Previously the court was told Forrest had been visiting her ex-partner in North Berwick and was driving back to her home when members of the public saw her driving erratically.
Ms Weissgerber said the court proceedings had been an “extremely anxious matter” for her client and she suffered from mobility issues due to arthritis of the spine.
Forrest pleaded guilty to driving with 130mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath at the A199 near to Monkmuir, East Lothian, on July 30 last year.
