Drink driving/crash advice please!
Discussion
First of all, I'd just like to explain that I'm asking this on behalf of a girl I work with.
She went out on Saturday night and had quite a bit to drink. Anyway, on the way to work on Sunday she had a car accident (nobody else involved thankfully!) but the police were in attendance and, as a matter of routine, took a breath sample. She blew over so they took her to the station where she again blew just over double the drink drive limit. She had an interview after this an admitted to driving the car at the time of the accident.
Now, what I'd like to know is what (realistically) will happen from here?
I've suggested that the insurance will probably not pay out (the car is thought to be a write-off) and she'll probably get a driving ban but for how long etc etc? Is there any way to escape the ban with a fine or is she just going to have to suck it up and take whatever's thrown at her?
She keeps saying how stupid she was and how embarrassed she is but she thought that she'd be okay as she'd slept since the alcohol consumption (obviously us PHers know better!)
Constructive advice welcomed please!
She went out on Saturday night and had quite a bit to drink. Anyway, on the way to work on Sunday she had a car accident (nobody else involved thankfully!) but the police were in attendance and, as a matter of routine, took a breath sample. She blew over so they took her to the station where she again blew just over double the drink drive limit. She had an interview after this an admitted to driving the car at the time of the accident.
Now, what I'd like to know is what (realistically) will happen from here?
I've suggested that the insurance will probably not pay out (the car is thought to be a write-off) and she'll probably get a driving ban but for how long etc etc? Is there any way to escape the ban with a fine or is she just going to have to suck it up and take whatever's thrown at her?
She keeps saying how stupid she was and how embarrassed she is but she thought that she'd be okay as she'd slept since the alcohol consumption (obviously us PHers know better!)
Constructive advice welcomed please!
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