Lisa Anne Cecilia Johnson, 34, of Wynnum North cops probation for high-level drunk drive crash

An ill-fated KFC run came undone when 4 litres of goon caught up with a bayside woman despite her hitting 180km/h in a 70km/h zone, a court has heard.

A woman whose badly damaged vehicle came to rest on top of a traffic island tree during a KFC run while more than four times the limit, boasted to police of hitting 180km/h in a 70km/h zone, a court has heard.

Appearing at Cleveland Magistrates Court on Thursday Lisa Anne Cecilia Johnson, 34, of Wynnum North admitted she had a problem with alcohol.

Johnson pleaded guilty to driving while under the influence of liquor (UIL) and driving unlicensed.

The court heard police “found the vehicle stuck on top of a tree on a traffic island” at Grant St in Cleveland at around 5.50pm on January 21.

The defendant had mistaken her accelerator pedal for her brakes.

Lisa Anne Cecilia Johnson, 34, of Wynnum North leaves Cleveland Magistrates Court. Picture: Marcel Baum.

Johnson’s vehicle suffered major front end damage but it was her claim to police at the scene that shocked officers, the court was told.

“The defendant was trying to get the vehicle off the tree,” a police prosecutor said.

“We spoke to her and gave her a roadside breath-test.

“She had been drinking all day at a hotel; she had been staying with her partner; she had (also) been at Wynnum drinking by herself.

“She had consumed a 4 litre cask of Fruity Lexia during the day.

“She was hungry so she drove with her partner to the KFC.

“She boasted she had driven 180km/h along Shore St, Cleveland which is a 70km/h zone.

“She said once at the KFC carpark she had accidentally pressed the accelerator, hit the tree and got stuck on the traffic island.”

Tests confirmed she had a breath-alcohol reading of 0.204 per cent, or just over four times the legal limit.

Her offending was aggravated for occurring while unlicensed.

Prosecutors noted the defendant had not committed any other offences for quite some time and urged a sentence of probation, so the woman could benefit from counselling services.

An unrepresented Johnson said, “I probably would want the probation because I do have a drinking problem”.

She told the court she had since attended three counselling sessions and, “I really do want the help”.

Magistrate Deborah Vasta sentenced the defendant to 12 months’ probation and disqualified her from driving for seven months.

“It is really important that you not drive in the next seven months,” Ms Vasta said.

No conviction was recorded.