Atkinson failed a breath test
A woman has been handed a driving ban after being found guilty of getting behind the wheel with excess alcohol in her system.
Ashleigh Atkinson, 24, of Montreal Close, Cleator Moor, drove a Skoda Fabia on Sneakyeat Grove, Whitehaven, on June 30.
A breath test revealed she had 59mcg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. The legal limit is 35mcg.
Atkinson was found guilty of the offence after a trial at West Cumbria Magistrates Court in Workington.
She was given a 16-month driving ban.
She was also ordered to pay a £180 fine, £310 costs and a £30 surcharge.
Atkinson admitted failing to surrender to custody at the court. She was given no separate penalty for the offence.
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