Woman was almost three times over drink-drive limit

Sarah Isherwood, 31, of Bonneywell Road, Leigh, stood before Wigan justices to admit that she gave a reading of 102 microgrammes of alcohol in 100ml of breath when police stopper her at the wheel of a Ford Transit in Leigh on August 1. She can reduce the disqualification to 26 weeks if she completes a state-sanctioned course for drink-drivers but there is also £180 to pay to the court and victim services.

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