Courtney Dillon pleads guilty at Coffs Harbour court to high-range drink driving

A woman was almost four times over the legal blood alcohol limit when she triggered a three-car crash at Coffs Harbour. Here’s how she fared in court.

Courtney Dillon was taken to Coffs Harbour Hospital for mandatory drug and alcohol testing after the crash.

A magistrate has warned a Coffs Harbour woman about the potential dire consequences of drink driving after she caused a domino effect crash involving three vehicles.

Courtney Dillon, 32, of Toormina, was travelling in her Mitsubishi Lancer at only about 30km/h when she hit the back of a Subaru Forester shortly on Ocean Parade shortly after 7pm on June 13

The impact shunted the Subaru forward into the back of a Mitsubishi Magna.

NSW Ambulance paramedics attended and took Dillon to Coffs Harbour Hospital for mandatory drug and alcohol testing.

She returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.196 – almost four times the legal limit.

At Coffs Harbour Local Court on Wednesday, Magistrate Aaron Tang told Dillon: “The drunker you are the more significant the risk”.

“People go to jail for this,” she said.

Dillon pleaded guilty to high-range drink driving.

Mr Tang took into account that Dillon was facing family stressors at the time of offending.

Dillon was convicted and sentenced to a nine-month community correction order.

Her licence was disqualified for six months and she will be subject to a 24-month interlock licence order.