A drink-driver who crashed her car straight into a parked caravan has now been sentenced.
Heather Allmond had been drinking on a train back from London before getting off at Newark Station.
Despite being over the alcohol limit, she then decided to get behind the wheel of her car and turn on the ignition.
In the seconds that followed, Allmond barely made it 200 metres down Lincoln Street before losing control of her vehicle.
At that point, she drove into the side of a parked caravan with such force that her car became lodged underneath the vehicle.
Having tried and failed to reverse her car free from the now-elevated caravan, Allmond was helped from her vehicle by members of the public.
Both vehicles were severely damaged during the collision, which happened around 6.20pm on 2 May last year.
Based on her driving and suspicions she could be over the limit, Allmond was arrested at the scene before then being taken to hospital to be checked over.
The 38-year-old admitted to driving without due care and attention, but always denied drink-driving until this week – on the day she was due to stand trial.
Appearing at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Monday (24 November), Allmond finally pleaded guilty to that charge.
Allmond, of Marshalls Rise, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, duly received a 12-month community order and a 12-month driving ban.
She was also told she must complete 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days and pay both a £114 fine and £1,000 in court costs.
PC Jon Skilling, of Nottinghamshire Police, said:
“Heather Allmond is incredibly lucky that her decision to drive that day didn’t lead to her or someone else being severely injured.
“If anyone needs reminding of the dangers of drink-driving then I’d urge them to take a look at the picture of this collision.
“Having decided to drink alcohol on her train journey, Allmond got off at Newark before barely making it a few hundred metres down the road in her car.
“As the picture shows, she collided with a parked caravan with sufficient force that her car became stuck under it, despite her trying in vain to reverse it free.
“She should count herself exceptionally fortunate that her actions didn’t lead to more severe consequences.
“Our officers put in a lot of work to gather the evidence needed as part of this case, so we’re pleased to see Allmond has now been sentenced.”
