Mum downed two bottles of wine as she drove home - but her excuse was chilling
Chantelle Henley Stocks, 33, was arrested after failing a roadside breath test - giving a reading of 113 micrograms per 100ml of breath while the legal limit is 35 micrograms
A mum-of-two who was caught drink-driving told the police she had downed two bottles of wine to calm down after running into a man who had once attacked her.
In the early hours of April 21, Chantelle Henley Stocks, 33, was driving in Coalville, Leicestershire, when police stopped her after being contacted by a member of the public who informed them the woman was drink-driving. When stopped, Henley Stocks failed a roadside breath test and was arrested.
She was then taken to a police station where she gave a reading of 113 micrograms per 100ml of breath - with the legal limit being 35 micrograms. Henley Stocks appeared at Leicester Magistrates' Court on May 23, where she pleaded guilty to the drink driving offence.
Jabeen Naru, representing Henley Stocks, told the court: "A couple of years ago she was seriously harmed - strangled and left for dead - and that person ended up in prison. On this occasion, which was Easter Monday during the bank holiday weekend, she had been out.
"By chance, she came across the perpetrator and this caused her to have an anxiety attack. She had a couple of bottles of wine in her car and she pulled over and drank them and continued home. She was drinking to calm her nerves. She regrets it."
Ms Naru said Henley Stocks had been employed at the time as a professional carer, driving to people's homes to look after them. She said the woman had handed in her notice after the offence, knowing she would lose her driving licence, reported Leicestershire Live.
She has been banned from driving for 25 months and given a 12-month community order that will include 100 hours of unpaid work. She was ordered to pay £85 court costs and a £114 victim surcharge.
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