Mauriesha Vilches: BMW-driving dental nurse had 5 bourbons in 40 mins at pub before crash
A BMW-driving dental nurse knocked off five bourbon and cokes in 40 minutes at a northern beaches pub before jumping into her car and crashing into another parked vehcile. Now she has been sentenced for high-range drink driving.
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A BMW-driving dental nurse on a Friday bourbon bender crashed her car after downing five drinks in just 40 minutes, Manly Local Court heard on Wednesday.
Mauriesha Vilches, 27, knocked back the bourbon and cokes in The Sands hotel at Narrabeen before getting behind the wheel and driving 12km to Balgowlah.
Vilches, of Wentworth Point, who was nearly four times over the legal limit, then crashed her car into another vehicle parked on the side of Sydney Rd at about 9.20pm on March 6.
The red BMW — with Western Australia number plates — then careered to the right side of the road, before spearing back into the left lanes and mounting the footpath.
Vilches’ car only came to stop when it hit a street sign.
Residents ran from a nearby house to see Vilches clambering from the driver’s seat.
Vilches was convicted of high-range drink driving. She blew 0.192.
A negligent driving charge was withdrawn by police.
In an agreed facts sheet tendered to court police said that when they arrived at the crash site they found Vilches “well intoxicated”. She was also unsteady on her feet, slurring her words and finding it difficult to have a conversation with officers.
While trying to do a roadside breath test, Vilches told police; “I’m over, I’ll tell you honestly, I’m over”.
She also told police that she was finding it difficult to provide enough air for the breath test.
“I can’t do it, I’m a singer,”.
Magistrate Michelle Goodwin was told that this was Vilches’ second high-range drink driving offence. She had her licence disqualified for 18 months in 2014.
Ms Goodwin sentenced Vilches to 12 months in jail, but the time will be served in the community as an Intensive Corrections Order. She was also banned for using alcohol for 12 months.
Vilches was disqualified from driving for nine months.
Her lawyer John Nathan said that on the day of her arrest she had been to an event in memory of a close friend who had died.
“Unfortunately for her, she consumed too much alcohol,” Mr Nathan said. “She has learnt her lesson and will never drink and then drive again.”