Tahlia Vancsa pleads guilty to driving under the influence of liquor at Maroochydore

A police car has been forced to prevent a collision after a young woman ran a red light before beeping at them.

Tahlia Jayne Vancsa faced Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Tuesday. Picture: Patrick Woods

A Bli Bli woman has lost her licence for almost a year after running a red light and nearly colliding with a police car with grog on board.

Tahlia Jayne Vancsa returned an astronomical reading on May 18 after she was intercepted by police following her boozy indiscretion on First Ave at Maroochydore around midnight.

The court was told on Tuesday how police came to a stop at the intersection of the Esplanade and First Ave when they observed the lights turn from amber and red from across the intersection.

Police prosecutor Michael Quirk said the officers went to travel through the intersection on a green light when the 21-year-old was seen driving through four seconds after her lights changed to red.

Officers had to stop their car to prevent a collision.

Mr Quirk said a honk was heard from the vehicle as they passed the police along First Ave.

The vehicle was intercepted with Vancsa being identified as the driver.

She pleaded guilty. Picture: Patrick Woods

She was breath tested and later returned a blood alcohol content of 0.166 per cent.

Vancsa was charged with driving under the influence of liquor which she pleaded guilty to in court on Tuesday.

The Bli Bli woman represented herself in court and acknowledged there was no excuse for what she did.

She said it was the wrong thing to do and cited a previous drink drive on her history. The 21-year-old said she has not drunk since and was attending therapy.

Magistrate Raelene Ellis said it was an extremely high reading and would have “certainly” endangered the community.

Ms Ellis told the 21-year-old could have killed someone in that moment due to her limited driving experience and intoxication.

If that had happened, the magistrate said they would not be talking about licence disqualification but how long she would spend in custody.

“It is as easy as a simple, bad decision in a moment that can cause that to be a reality,” Ms Ellis said.

Vancsa was fined $1000 and she was disqualified from driving for 11 months. A traffic conviction was recorded.

Originally published as Tahlia Vancsa pleads guilty to driving under the influence of liquor at Maroochydore