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Drink driver, 32, told cops ‘I am f****d' after crashing into two parked cars and trying to flee with mum and stepdad

Drink driver, 32, told cops ‘I am f****d' after crashing into two parked cars and trying to flee with mum and stepdad

Scottish Sun19-07-2025
DRINK DRIVE SHAME Drink driver, 32, told cops 'I am f****d' after crashing into two parked cars and trying to flee with mum and stepdad
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A DRINK-DRIVER said 'I am f***ed' to police officers after smashing into two parked cars and trying to flee the scene with her mum and stepdad.
Chanelle Powell, 32, crashed her Vauxhall Astra on Station Road in Little Sutton, Cheshire, on June 23 while more than double the drink-drive limit.
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Chanelle Powell, 32, was caught drink-driving
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She was found double the legal limit last month
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Powell crashed her vehicle on Station Road in Little Sutton, Cheshire
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She wrote off one car and damaged another before being picked up in a van by her parents and driven away.
A judge suggested Powell did a runner to avoid being brethalysed.
When cops caught up with her moments later, she reportedly broke down and repeatedly said: 'I am f***ed.'
Cheshire Police was tipped off by witnesses who saw Powell flee the crash scene in a Vauxhall van.
The smashed-up Astra had one wheel hanging off, and another car, a BMW, was also damaged in the collision.
Prosecutor Michelle Dodd told the court that Powell crashed into a BMW, which ended up nearly sideways on a wall.
She said the main victim's car was a total write-off with over £6,000 of damage.
The BMW ended up needing £500 worth of repairs and Powell's Astra was wrecked.
Officers stopped the vehicle nearby and found Powell in the passenger seat looking visibly shaken.
She gave a positive roadside breath test and was arrested on the spot.
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The legal alcohol limit is 35mg, Powell's test reading came up as 79mg, more than double.
She told officers she had been drinking beer after work because she was 'stressed' following a hospital appointment.
Powell later claimed her mum and stepdad were just passing by and had picked her up 'to comfort her'.
But a judge ruled she had knowingly fled to avoid being tested for driving under the influence.
He told her: 'I am quite certain you fled the scene because you knew you would fail a breath test.'
Cops were met by several members of the public who said the driver 'was clearly intoxicated' before fleeing.
She confessed to drink-driving and failing to stop after an accident at Chester Magistrates' Court.
She was slapped with a 16-month driving ban and a 12-month community order.
The 32-year-old was also ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work.
The probation officer said Powell had been working from home that day and drank three or four beers after finishing work.
She was reportedly using alcohol as 'a coping mechanism'.
Powell admitted it had been a 'lapse in judgment' and accepted that what she did was wrong.
The judge told her she posed a danger to other road users that night and that her ban will remain in place until she passes an extended retest.
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Powell now has a 16-month driving ban
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