Katelyn Field pleads guilty to high range drink driving, refusing breath test at Toukley

A young woman seen outside court snapping selfies and who slammed her car into a power pole blind drunk – with Wild Turkey cans and an empty vodka bottle in tow – has been blasted by a magistrate.

Katelyn Field outside the Wyong Local Court. She pleaded guilty to high range drink driving. Picture: News Local

A young woman seen outside court snapping selfies and who slammed her car into a power pole blind drunk – with Wild Turkey cans and an empty vodka bottle in tow – has been blasted by a magistrate.

Katelyn Field, 24, of Canton Beach, pleaded guilty in the Wyong Local Court to high range drink driving and failing to submit to a breath test.

Police facts state on March 15 this year, just after 10pm, Field was driving Crossingham St, Toukley, when she swerved onto the incorrect side of the road before colliding into a power pole.

The car mounted the gutter causing the airbags to deploy and significant damage to the front of the vehicle.

Field, who was on her Provisional license and was also the sole occupant of the vehicle, began to scream and yell saying that she broke her ankle when a witness helped her get out of the car.

Katelyn Field was three times over the legal limit. Picture: News Local

Police arrived shortly after and observed Field attempt to get up and leave, however she was held down by witnesses.

She immediately began yelling that her car had been stolen and she was not driving.

Katelyn Field outside the Wyong Local Court taking a selfie while holding a cigarette in the other hand. She pleaded guilty to high range drink driving. Picture: News Local

Police could smell a strong odour of alcohol and observed her behaviour to be aggressive.

A search of her car also revealed an empty bottle of vodka in the back seat as well as Wild Turkey cans in the front passenger footwell.

Police attempted to submit the accused to a breath test however she refused and continued to yell and scream at officers.

During her interaction with ambulance officers she continued to behave erratically and swore and yelled at the ambulance staff and had to be restrained with handcuffs.

She was taken to Wyong Hospital, and at hospital she continued to swear and scream at the top of her lungs at police, ambulance, nurses, doctors, security staff and other patients.

A blood sample was obtained before the accused had to be sedated due to her ongoing behaviour.

Field received a stern talking to by magistrate Trevor Khan.

In April 2025, the blood results determined that the concentration of alcohol present in the sample taken was 0.169 grams

The matter was adjourned for sentence to allow for a sentencing assessment report.

Magistrate Trevor Khan said Field did not cover herself in glory in any shape or form.

“I’m not here as some sort of guardian of the police, but she behaved in an awful way on this night. She should be lucky she is alive,” Mr Khan said.

“You were three times over the limit, you were a danger to yourself and other members of the community.

“Everyday I come to this court, I come with the intention of leaving as happy as I get here, but when I see a young person put themselves at so much risk as you did on this occasion, it just really disturbs me,” he said.