A 71-year-old woman has appeared in court after she drove to her local police station while under the influence of alcohol.
Linda Lazonby, 71, of Cartmel Fell, Grange-over-Sands, appeared at Barrow Magistrates’ Court where she admitted a charge of failing to provide a specimen of breath for analysis.
Lazonby first came to the attention of police when she was in the area of Kendal’s Asda store and officers were alerted that staff suspected she was about to get behind the wheel while drunk.
Staff seized her car keys and handed to police, who then tracked Lazonby down walking along Burton Road.
She was given words of advice, said police, and told she could collect her car key from Kendal police station the following day.
Yesterday, Wednesday September 25, she drove to the police station using a spare key for her car. Officers suspected she may have been drinking.
A preliminary breath test was conducted which returned a sample of 65 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath – the limit is 35 microgrammes.
Lazonby was arrested and charged after failing to provide an evidential sample of breath for analysis at the station.
At court, Lazonby was given an interim driving ban prior to a sentencing hearing that is due to take place on October 17.
The incident occurred during Cumbria Police’s Fatal Four operation – Operation Spotlight – which aims to highlight and tackled speeding, using a mobile phone at the wheel, not wearing a seatbelt and driving under the influence of drink and/or drugs.
- A further drink-drive arrest was made yesterday. A 72-year-old woman was stopped in the Haverigg area at around 3.50pm. She was arrested and charged with driving while over the alcohol limit. She was bailed to attend Workington Magistrates’ Court on October 22.
