Katie Hood, 22, of Fairfax Road, Newport, pleaded guilty to drink-driving at the city’s Friars Walk car park
A WOMAN has been banned from the roads after she was caught more than twice the drink-drive limit in a busy city centre car park.
Katie Hood, 22, was arrested at the Friars Walk car park in Newport when she was driving a Renault Clio on July 31.
She gave a reading of 89 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.
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The legal limit is 35 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.
Hood, of Fairfax Road, Newport, pleaded guilty to drink-driving.
She was disqualified from driving for 22 months after she appeared at the city’s magistrates’ court.
The defendant was also fined £276, ordered to pay £85 costs and a £110 surcharge.
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