A grandmother has been spared a jail sentence for her fourth conviction for drink-driving after telling a court she turned to the bottle to cope with a severe bout of loneliness.
Alison Maher, 50, a former senior supervisor for an aerospace firm, was found to be more than three times the alcohol limit at 11.20am after she drove 13 miles to see friends.
She later admitted she had been 'eight out of 10 drunk'.
