Real estate agent Angela Feige pleads guilty to drink driving on Bruce Hwy

A Logan real estate agency owner has been taken off the road after she was pinned more than three-times the legal limit on the Bruce Hwy at the Sunshine Coast with her child in the car.

Angela Skye Feige faced Caloundra Magistrates Court on Thursday.

A real estate agency owner has been banned from driving for several months after she was busted drink driving on a busy highway with her child in the car.

Angela Skye Feige, 40, was intercepted by police along the Bruce Hwy at Palmview late on March 13 when officers discovered she was driving with alcohol in her system.

In Caloundra Magistrates Court on Thursday, police prosecutor Michael Quirk said the Waterford West woman showed signs of drunkenness and returned a positive reading roadside.

She was taken back to the police station for further tests which revealed she had a blood-alcohol content of 0.164 per cent.

Mr Quirk said police saw Feige was driving with her child in her vehicle.

Defence lawyer Laura Turner told the court the 40-year-old mother ran her own real estate agency, where she was the only employee.

Angela Skye Feige leaving court on Thursday.

The court heard Feige had been going through personal issues at the time and didn’t usually drink.

Ms Turner said the 40-year-old woman was not in a great place but was seeking assistance. She was also incredibly remorseful and embarrassed for her offence.

Magistrate Haydn Stjernqvist said Feige’s reading usually attracted fines of more than $1000 and disqualifications of nine months.

Mr Stjernqvist said he would however take into account her rehabilitation and the other issues she was dealing with at the time.

Feige pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and was fined $750.

She was also disqualified from driving for seven months with a conviction recorded.