Deborah Benson, aged 57, from Olveston, was caught three times over the alcohol limit (library image) (Image: Newsquest)
A WOMAN from a village near Thornbury has admitted drink-driving and failing to stop after a crash.
Deborah Benson, aged 57, of Russet Close, Olveston, failed to stop after an accident which damaged a garden wall.
The incident happened on June 12 this year in Bramley Close in the village.
Benson was also charged with drink-driving on the same day.
She had 267 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood - the legal limit is 80.
Benson was fined £100 with a £114 surcharge plus £85 in costs - a total of £299 - at Bristol Magistrates Court on November 28.
She was banned from driving for 24 months.
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