A WOMAN made a “serious error in judgement” as she drove around Clacks while three times over the legal drink driving limit.

Kelly Lang, of Port Street, Clackmannan, was fined and disqualified from the road after appearing at Alloa Sheriff Court on Monday.

She originally pleaded not guilty to four charges and was set to go on trial later this month.

However, she brokered a deal with prosecutors, copping to two of the charges with the remaining two dropped by the Crown.

On March 11, 2017, she drove a vehicle with a blood alcohol reading of 147mg, well in excess of the 50mg limit.

She admitted being the driver of a car which was involved in an accident by colliding with another car at Chapelhill, Clackmannan. Lang caused damage to the other vehicle and failed to stop to give any details.

The charges dropped alleged that she also had her four-year-old son in the car with her at the time and wilfully exposed him to unnecessary suffering or injury.

The other charge, which the Crown agreed to dismiss, was an allegation that while at Stirling Police Station, she had cocaine in her possession.

Gail Russel, depute fiscal, told the court that at around 11pm that evening, various people became aware of an incident after a loud bang. They came out to see what happened and found the accused slowly driving away.

She said: “There was a young child in the car. There was also a vodka bottle there and the police were called.

“She was spoken to and said she had been drinking since 7pm that evening, but had not had a drink for the last hour.

“The child was removed and was safe and well.”

The 41-year-old’s lawyer, Alistair Ross, told the court that his client suffered “a serious error of judgement.”

He said that she has an older son over the age of 16 who causes problems and he turned up at her friend’s house where she was drinking.

He said: “The older son turned up and there was an altercation. She then left.

“She accepts the blood reading was significant.

“She has shown suitable remorse and regret. It has caused her a great deal of embarrassment.”

Sheriff David Mackie told Lang that he could not ignore how high the blood level reading was.

She was fined £350, disqualified from driving for 15 months and must enrol on a drink driver’s rehabilitation course.