A woman who was over three times the legal limit to drive hit another car and swerved across the road before crashing.

It was heard at Enniskillen Magistrates Court on Monday how police were called out to a road traffic collision on Belfast Road, Brookeborough on October 4, 2022, at around 9.50pm

A car driven by Nikita Thompson (35), of Carrickyeenan Road, Brookeborough had been travelling towards Enniskillen when she lost control coming around a right-hand bend.

The out-of-control car hit the wing mirror of one car and forced another driver to take evasive action before crashing into a hedge and field.

Thompson took a preliminary breath test at the scene which she failed and was arrested to which she responded: “That’s strange.”

In custody, she gave an evidential reading of 116mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath.
Thompson’s barrister, Craig Patton, asked the court to give his client credit for her guilty plea and clear record.

He said the incident was aggravated by the high reading, poor conditions and accident but added thank thankfully nobody was hurt.

Mr. Patton explained how Thompson had been in Lisburn that day and it had not gone well and on her return, she stopped for a drink in Fivemiletown.

He added that Thomspon, due to the inevitable disqualification, will have to take a taxi to and from work.

District Judge Steven Keown described the reading as “crazy” and said it was just by luck that nobody was injured during the incident: “When you get a reading of this level it is just pure luck nobody was injured.”

Taking into account, Thompson’s remorse, clear record and no previous convictions, Judge Keown banned Thompson from driving for 16 months and fined her £300.