Wamberal: Abbie Maree Small, 23, rolled BMW drunk after crashing into parked cars

A Central Coast hairdresser will have to “pay for a long time” after a ploughing her BMW into multiple parked cars while almost three times over the legal limit.

Abbie Maree Small, 23, of Killarney Vale, was seriously injured when she slammed into a parked car and rolled her BMW almost three times over the legal blood alcohol limit. Picture: Facebook

A young Central Coast hairdresser nearly left her “mother without a daughter on Mother’s Day” after ploughing her BMW into parked cars while nearly three times over the legal alcohol limit.

However a court has heard Abbie Maree Small will still be paying for a long time to come after her injuries have healed with insurance companies chasing her for $40,000 in damages.

The 23-year-old Killarney Vale woman faced Gosford Local Court on Thursday where she pleaded guilty to of mid-range drink driving.

Small’s solicitor told the court his client was the only person injured in the “serious drink-driving incident”.

“Ms Small knows how close she came to leaving her mother without a daughter on Mother’s Day, which was the day of the accident,” her solicitor told the court.

Small faced Gosford Local Court on Thursday. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Swift

However court documents state her solicitor came close to being correct with the crash happening about 11.30pm on Friday, May 10, rather than Sunday, May 12, which was Mother’s Day this year.

The documents state Small was driving a white BMW 116i south towards Terrigal on Ocean View Drive, Wamberal, near the intersection of Dover Rd.

Small ploughed into parked cars on Ocean View Drive, Wamberal, near the intersection of Dover Rd. Picture: Google Maps

The document state she reached to scratch her foot, when her car swerved and collided with a parked vehicle on the side of the road.

The parked car was pushed into two further vehicles parked on the side of the road with the Small’s car coming to a rest in the middle of the road.

Police attended and saw Small being treated by paramedics and was heard “screaming in pain”.

She was taken to John Hunter Hospital where a mandatory blood sample was taken, later returning a reading of 0.141 — just below the high-range threshold of 0.15.

Her licence was not suspended on the night.

Her solicitor told the court Small was drinking miniature wine bottles that night and only intended to drive a short distance.

He said Small was left uninsured as a result of the crash and had letters of demand from the insurance companies of the other cars she hit totalling about $40,000.

He said she could have declared herself bankrupt but to her credit “she didn’t want to”.

Magistrate Elizabeth Ellis said she applauded Small’s decision not to go bankrupt.

“It must have been a tragedy for your mum to find out you’ve made a tragic mistake and you’re going to pay for that for a long time,” Ms Ellis said.

She convicted Small, disqualified her from driving for three months and put her on an interlock order for 12 months.