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Emylie Howie

Paisley mum's 'stupid' drink-drive mercy dash to see sick son leads to ban

A Paisley mum has been banned from the roads after being caught almost three times the legal drink-drive limit on the way to see her unwell son.

Sakhile Khumalo got behind the wheel of a BMW without any insurance and while almost three times the limit when she learned from her ex-partner that her son was “struggling to breathe”.

The 30-year-old counselling student made a “stupid mistake” which has resulted in her being banned from the roads for 12 months.

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