A drink-driver who lost control of her car and hit a pedestrian, leaving them with life-threatening injuries in Brighton, has been sentenced to more than two years in prison, and disqualified from driving for over three years.
43-year-old Emma Roberts, of Church Street, Reigate, crashed her black Jaguar into a bus shelter on the A270 Lewes Road in September last year.
She struck a university student, who sustained critical injuries. Police revealed that Roberts was three times over the legal alcohol limit.
Members of the public helped the emergency services with the victim and with Roberts who was described as being intoxicated by the roadside.
In custody Roberts tested positive for 121 microgrammes (uhg) of alcohol per 100 millilitres (ml) of breath. The legal limit is 35uhg of alcohol per 100ml of breath.
43-year-old Emma Roberts, of Church Street, Reigate
Speaking after the case, investigating officer Jade Smith from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit said: “This again demonstrates the dangers of drink-driving.
“Roberts was incredibly fortunate that her reckless behaviour did not cause a fatality that night.
“She risked her own safety as well as the safety of the public.
“So we are pleased that a dangerous driver has been taken off our roads. We are determined to catch dangerous drivers, and this case should act as a warning to others about the dangers of drink driving and driving at excessive speed.”
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