Law student, Aleisha Babette Elmer Carter, sentenced for being in charge of a vehicle drunk
A young student and admin assistant has fronted court after police found her passed out in her car with a bottle of wine in her lap.
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A Scenic Rim law student and landscaping admin assistant has faced court after having a bottle of wine “for breakfast” after downing 10 glasses the night before.
Tamborine Mountains resident Aleisha Babette Elmer Carter, 24, pleaded guilty in Cleveland Magistrates Court today to one count of being in charge of a vehicle while under the influence.
The court heard Ms Carter was found passed out in her car on Hardwood Drive at Mt Cotton on October 26 at 10:30am with a bottle of wine in her lap.
“She told police the night before she had consumed 10 wines. She left an address at Mt Cotton and went to BWS to buy another bottle of wine,” the police prosecutor said.
“They found her passed out in her car in Mt Cotton, her eyes were glassy and she smelt of liquor.
“The key was in the ignition, she was on her phone with a bottle of wine in her lap.”
Ms Carter returned a Roadside Breath Test of 0.295 per cent, six times the legal limit.
“It is an incredibly high reading,” the police prosecutor said.
“One can only fathom the impact it would have on her to drive safely.”
Ms Carter’s lawyer, Andy Bazzi, said his client was under a lot of stress at the time.
“She had a very important work meeting and was under a lot of stress,” Mr Bazzi said.
“She had no intention to drive.
“She did make a number of phone calls for her mother and father to pick her up.
“She offers no excuse for her behaviour.”
Magistrate Deborah Vasta said Ms Carter’s anxiety must have overwhelmed her that day.
“To be having wine for breakfast, there is surely a big issue there,” she said.
“To drive to the BWS just shows an absolute stress on your brain.”
Ms Carter was given a probation order of 12 months.
She was disqualified from driving for six months.
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