A woman who was found to be almost three times the drink-driving limit tried to blame her swerving across the road on getting a phone call.
Kirsty McLeod’s erratic driving was spotted by officers on Gordon’s Mills Road and they pulled her over.
Despite her excuse – which would be a crime in itself – a breath test quickly proved the 27-year-old was over the alcohol limit and she was arrested.
Fiscal depute Dylan Middleton told Aberdeen Sheriff Court the incident happened at 1.20am on February 10.
McLeod was fined and banned from the road
He said: “Police observed the vehicle swerving across the road.”
The officers stopped McLeod’s silver Volkswagen Polo to speak to her about the manner of her driving.
Mr Middleton said: “The accused informed police she was attempting to answer a phone call and that was the reason for swerving.”
However, she was asked to take a breath test which showed she was well over the alcohol limit.
McLeod, of Hosefield Avenue, Aberdeen, pled guilty to driving with 63 microgrammes of alcohol in 100ml of breath. The legal limit is 22 microgrammes.
Sheriff Ian Anderson disqualified McLeod from driving for a year and fined her £420.
Defence agent Sian Fish asked for her client to be allowed to complete a drink-driver rehabilitation course to reduce the length of her ban by a quarter.
Sheriff Anderson agreed.
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