The Gran has been banned from driving for two years fined €400.
A GRANDMOTHER of 19 has pleaded guilty to drink driving at Kilmallock Court, the Limerick Leader reports.
The Gran in question, Mary O’Donnell, aged 62 from Kilmallock Co. Limerick, pleaded guilty to being in charge of a vehicle while exceeding the alcohol limit.
The actions of the defendant were brought to attention when Inspector Dermot O’Connor Gardai received a report of a single vehicle accident at Millmount, Kilmallock, at 4.05am on May 20, 2017.
“The defendant was sitting in the driver’s seat. The keys were in the ignition. She admitted she was driving,” said Insp O’Connor.
Ms O’Donnell was conveyed to Bruff garda station shortly after the incident occurred. A sample taken by a doctor showed a reading of 125mgs of alcohol per 100mls of blood.
Her solicitor, Brendan Gill, said the incident was “entirely out of character” for his client.
“She was going through a difficult period at the time. She is the mother of five and grandmother of 19,” said Mr Gill.
Judge Marian O’Leary disqualified Ms O’Donnell from driving for two years and fined her €400.
This story originally appeared in the Limerick Leader.
