Prosecco-fuelled woman banned from driving after crashing husband's £200k Ferrari
A woman has been banned from driving and fined after she smashed her husband's £200,000 Ferrari following a Prosecco-fuelled booze up.
Claire Taddei, 47, admitted crashing the Ferrari 458 Spider, belonging to husband Dom, while driving her friend home late at night when she was over the limit.
The mortgage firm boss ploughed the flash sports car into another motor while more than twice the legal limit, causing £50,000 worth of damage.
The smash happened on Market Square in Melrose, Roxburghshire, in February. Police were alerted around midnight when Taddei, a chief financial officer, crashed the car and an eye-witnesses took a video of her staggering out.
She failed a roadside breath test and was arrested and charged before being taken to hospital with suspected concussion.
She pled guilty yesterday at Selkirk Sheriff Court to driving while over the limit. The court heard that the mum of four had walked to a friend's house at 8pm with another pal to celebrate their new job.
Taddei's lawyer, Laurelle Johnstone, said her client 'shared two bottles of prosecco and her other friend had a bottle of wine.'
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Johnstone added: 'The friend she walked there with became intoxicated and they left around 10.30pm to walk home. Her friend began to fall over after around 10 minutes. By that time, it was wet and dark and they had two dogs with them.
'[Taddei] was concerned about them walking over a pedestrian bridge over the river and then her friend fell again. At that time, Ms Taddei panicked. She tried to call her mum and dad but they had also been drinking but offered to let her friend stay the night.
'When she tried to get her friend up to do that, she wasn't cooperative. Her friend had a son and was anxious to get home.
'No one was able to assist and [Taddei] got herself in a state of panic. She ran home with the dogs to get her car. She put her friend in the recovery position on the grass and drove her husband's car.
'She had driven it only once. It's a Ferrari and is particularly responsive.
'She drove back and only got one mile down the road before colliding with another vehicle. When the car stopped, she became aware of six or seven people who came out of a pub. They were hurling abuse at her and she felt vulnerable.'
Johnstone told the court that due to Taddei being intoxicated, her insurer wouldn't cover the damage to both vehicles.
She has already shelled out £50,000 for repairs to the Ferrari. Sheriff Sinclair fined Taddei £900 and told her that her driving ban would be cut from 12 months to nine if she does a drink-driving course.
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