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| Kirsty Gallacher gets two-year ban after admitting drink-driving | Kirsty Gallacher gets two-year ban after admitting drink-driving |
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| The TV presenter Kirsty Gallacher has admitted drink-driving after being seen driving erratically the morning after a night out with friends. | The TV presenter Kirsty Gallacher has admitted drink-driving after being seen driving erratically the morning after a night out with friends. |
| Gallacher, 41, was found to be almost three times over the legal limit after being arrested on 12 August in Eton, Berkshire, Slough magistrates court was told. | Gallacher, 41, was found to be almost three times over the legal limit after being arrested on 12 August in Eton, Berkshire, Slough magistrates court was told. |
| The presenter, who works on Sky Sports News, was banned from driving for two years and ordered to do 100 hours of unpaid community work. | The presenter, who works on Sky Sports News, was banned from driving for two years and ordered to do 100 hours of unpaid community work. |
| The former Strictly Come Dancing contestant was on her way to meet her children when witnesses spotted her driving erratically in the town at about 11am, the court was told. | The former Strictly Come Dancing contestant was on her way to meet her children when witnesses spotted her driving erratically in the town at about 11am, the court was told. |
| Officers used CCTV to find her BMW X4 parked on Eton High Street and subsequently conducted a roadside breathalyser test that showed her alcohol level was 106 microgrammes in 100 millilitres of breath. | Officers used CCTV to find her BMW X4 parked on Eton High Street and subsequently conducted a roadside breathalyser test that showed her alcohol level was 106 microgrammes in 100 millilitres of breath. |
| The drink-drive limit in England and Wales is 35 microgrammes per 100 millilitres. | The drink-drive limit in England and Wales is 35 microgrammes per 100 millilitres. |
| Jennifer Dempster, mitigating, said Gallacher drank very rarely, and had taken a taxi home before going to collect her car the following morning. | Jennifer Dempster, mitigating, said Gallacher drank very rarely, and had taken a taxi home before going to collect her car the following morning. |
| “This is, of course, the morning after drinking, and it is a topic which is a hot one at present. This is, in many senses, unintentional drink-driving,” she said. | “This is, of course, the morning after drinking, and it is a topic which is a hot one at present. This is, in many senses, unintentional drink-driving,” she said. |
| Dempster also said that Gallacher’s two young children had not been in her car. “What this defendant did was exactly right until 11 o’clock the next morning,” she said. | Dempster also said that Gallacher’s two young children had not been in her car. “What this defendant did was exactly right until 11 o’clock the next morning,” she said. |
| District Judge Davinder Lachhar said: “It is a very high rate. It is almost three times the amount of the limit.” | District Judge Davinder Lachhar said: “It is a very high rate. It is almost three times the amount of the limit.” |
| Probation officer Jasvir Kaur Bhatti said Gallacher was very remorseful and “very much regrets what happened”. | Probation officer Jasvir Kaur Bhatti said Gallacher was very remorseful and “very much regrets what happened”. |
| Gallacher, of Virginia Water in Surrey, appeared in the dock and spoke only to enter her plea and confirm her name and address. | Gallacher, of Virginia Water in Surrey, appeared in the dock and spoke only to enter her plea and confirm her name and address. |
| She was also ordered to pay £85 in court charges and a separate surcharge of £85. Her driving ban will be reduced by six months if she opts to take part in a driving safety course at a later date. | She was also ordered to pay £85 in court charges and a separate surcharge of £85. Her driving ban will be reduced by six months if she opts to take part in a driving safety course at a later date. |