An NHS dental nurse who obtained drunk and crashed her sports activities automobile has escaped with a driving ban and nice, after arguing that she suffered from an nervousness situation which makes her ‘nervous’ of driving.

Nikki Dutton, 36, misplaced management of her Audi TT after she noticed one other automobile edge out of a driveway in entrance of her. 

The Audi ploughed via a hedge, earlier than smashing right into a lamppost on Burrows Hill in Northwich, Cheshire, at 11pm on October 29 final 12 months.

Police have been referred to as to the single car highway visitors collision on Burrows Hill the place they found that Dutton, who additionally runs a magnificence remedy enterprise, was one and a half instances the alcohol restrict.

At Chester magistrates court docket, Dutton admitted to drink driving and was ordered to pay a nice of £294. She was additionally banned from driving for 14 months, with the choice to scale back the ban. 

 Nikki Dutton misplaced management of her sports activities automobile, an Audi TT, after she noticed one other automobile edge out of a driveway in entrance of her. The Audi ploughed via a hedge, earlier than smashing right into a lamppost on in Northwich, on October 29 final 12 months

Exams confirmed Dutton had 109 milligrams of alcohol in 100ml of blood, with the authorized restrict in blood being 80mg

Dutton was additionally banned from driving for 14 months, however she was given the choice to scale back the ban by 1 / 4 if she takes the drink drive consciousness course

On the magistrates court docket, Dutton claimed that she was nervous of driving as she refused to go on motorways or on roads that she was unfamiliar with. 

Nonetheless, it was not defined nor requested why she drove such a excessive efficiency car, which may do 0-60-mph in simply 5.45 seconds and has most speeds of 155mph.

The incident occurred late into the night on October 29 2022, after Dutton who works at a surgical procedure in Hartford had been consuming wine together with her aunt over a interval of 4 hours.

In prosecuting, Andrew Madden, stated that PC Whalley attended the scene in Northwich, and added: ‘The car had left the highway, gone via a hedge and crashed right into a lamp submit.

‘The defendant failed a roadside breath take a look at and was taken to an area hospital to be checked over. A pattern of blood was taken and checks confirmed she was over the alcohol restrict. The defendant was interviewed and accepted being the motive force.

‘She was very remorseful for what occurred. There are not any earlier convictions. She is a lady of fine character. The Crown does submit that the collision is an aggravating issue.’  

Exams confirmed Dutton had 109 milligrams of alcohol in 100ml of blood, with the authorized restrict in blood being 80mg.

Dutton’s solicitor, Catherine Davies, continued to say that the 36-year-old had gone to her aunt’s home at round 7pm that night, and ‘had a few glasses of wine over a interval of 4 hours.’

Dutton’s solicitor, Catherine Davies, stated that the NHS dental nurse was driving alongside Burrows Hill when she noticed a automobile edging out on to the highway and anticipated that it was going to drag out

The court docket heard that Dutton had misplaced her stepfather to alcohol associated sickness, and in addition her greatest buddy was killed in a automobile crash when she was 17

The solicitor continued: ‘She didn’t really feel drunk and didn’t realise that she could be over the prescribed restrict. She now is aware of that consuming alcohol and driving don’t combine.

Miss Davies stated that Dutton was driving alongside Burrows Hill when she noticed a automobile edging out on to the highway and anticipated that it was going to drag out.

‘It continued to edge out as an alternative of coming to halt,’ the solicitor stated, ‘She swerved out of the way in which and accelerated out of panic which is when she crashed into the lamp submit.

‘Miss Dutton does undergo from nervousness which additionally impacts her driving. One would say she is a nervous driver. She doesn’t drive on the motorway and doesn’t drive on roads she is just not conscious of.

‘She accepts that as a consequence of alcohol her judgment could have been impaired on the time.’

The court docket additionally heard that Dutton had misplaced her stepfather to alcohol associated sickness, and in addition her greatest buddy was killed in a automobile crash when she was 17. 

An Audi TT, just like the one Dutton was driving. The sports activities automobile can do 0-60-mph in simply 5.45 seconds and has most speeds of 155mph (File picture)

She is a dental nurse who has been working for the NHS for the final 17 years, the place Miss Davies added: ‘She was a front-line employee throughout Covid 19.

‘She labored all via the pandemic giving emergency and first care to sufferers.

‘She has achieved loads in her profession and helping the group. In the course of the pandemic she struggled together with her psychological well being, struggling as a consequence of a lot of components. No sentence could make her really feel as lowly as she does about her actions.

‘This offence is totally out of character. It is a one-off momentary and dear mistake. She is a younger lady who has made a giant mistake and brought learnings from it. I ask that you just do cope with her as leniently as your public obligation permits.’

Dutton was additionally ordered to pay £236 in prices and a sufferer surcharge. 

She was additionally banned from driving for 14 months. Nonetheless, she was given the choice to scale back the ban by 1 / 4 if she takes the drink drive consciousness course.

JP Andrew Platt stated: ‘We’ve listened to what’s been stated particularly by your solicitor and clearly, we settle for your regret on this event. Nonetheless, you merely can’t afford to get behind the wheel of a automobile when you’ve been consuming.’