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A 91-year-old pensioner with 76 years behind the wheel has just become Britain’s oldest drunk driver, after appearing in court for the crash she caused last month.
Her name is Pauline Horrigan and she crashed her Audi A3 Sportback in Colchester, Essex. Prosecutors told the court that she lost control of the vehicle and it collided with the central reservation island, causing damage to the car and the street furniture.
Police conducted 2 breathalyzer tests on the scene and they revealed she was over the legal limit. Still, the driver was cooperative and remorseful, the prosecutor noted, as cited by The Times.
Since then, Horrigan has not been able to get back behind the wheel, since she’d been issued a 14-month driving ban. She won’t resume driving after then, either: her legal representative presented the court with a letter in which she apologized for her actions and stated her intention of not having her license renewed after the ban expired.
“She deeply regrets this incident, total remorse as you can see from this letter she has written,” Graham Brown told the court.
“She is a lady who has driven 76 years without an accident and previous court appearance. As you have seen she has taken the decision she is not going to drive again,” Brown added.
Horrigan pleaded guilty to drunk driving, which was to be expected considering the results of the test. The judge ruled to suspend her license, effective immediately – so even if she wanted to resume driving, she wouldn’t have been able to.
During the court proceedings, Horrigan repeatedly asked prosecutors to speak up because she couldn’t hear what they were saying. Her 92nd birthday is this week and it looks like she will be able to enjoy as many drinks as she wants, because there will no more driving for her in the future.
Police conducted 2 breathalyzer tests on the scene and they revealed she was over the legal limit. Still, the driver was cooperative and remorseful, the prosecutor noted, as cited by The Times.
Since then, Horrigan has not been able to get back behind the wheel, since she’d been issued a 14-month driving ban. She won’t resume driving after then, either: her legal representative presented the court with a letter in which she apologized for her actions and stated her intention of not having her license renewed after the ban expired.
“She deeply regrets this incident, total remorse as you can see from this letter she has written,” Graham Brown told the court.
“She is a lady who has driven 76 years without an accident and previous court appearance. As you have seen she has taken the decision she is not going to drive again,” Brown added.
Horrigan pleaded guilty to drunk driving, which was to be expected considering the results of the test. The judge ruled to suspend her license, effective immediately – so even if she wanted to resume driving, she wouldn’t have been able to.
During the court proceedings, Horrigan repeatedly asked prosecutors to speak up because she couldn’t hear what they were saying. Her 92nd birthday is this week and it looks like she will be able to enjoy as many drinks as she wants, because there will no more driving for her in the future.
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