A drunk teacher’s own dashcam caught her swerving all over the road and hitting speeds three times over the limit along residential streets in the UK.
The shocking footage of motorist Louise Willard, 41, was released by Sussex Police to highlight the dangers of drink-driving.
In the footage, Willard goes into grass verges and narrowly misses workmen in the road and oncoming traffic. The 41-year-old even ploughs into the back of a parked Audi and crumples her bonnet, but it doesn’t deter her.
She pleaded guilty to drink-driving and failing to appear at Hastings Magistrates’ Court on April 25, and was banned from driving for two years.
PC Nathan Langley, of the Polegate Roads Policing Unit, said, “The dangers of drink-driving are well-documented—it can seriously impair your reaction times, concentration levels, and judgement of other road users and hazards. But a lot of people may find this difficult to visualise.
“Now, through the release of this footage, we can show you exactly what it looks like to drive under the influence of alcohol, and you can see just how shocking it is.”
Police were alerted on April 4 at around 5:30 p.m. by a member of the public who reported a Vauxhall Corsa repeatedly clipping the kerb on the A259.
Another member of the public reported the same car driving erratically and crashing into a parked Audi A4. After smashing into the parked car, the suspect reversed and drove off. It wasn’t long until the suspect stopped again.
Officers arrived on the scene and identified her as a local teacher, Louise Willard, from Ashby Close, Bexhill.
Willard failed a breath test and was charged with driving with 94 mcg of alcohol per 100 ml of breath in her system. The legal limit is 35 mcg.
Langley hopes the footage will warn people not to drive under the influence of alcohol.
“If you have done it before, don’t even think about doing it again; the next time could be your last,” he said.
He added, “The law around drink-driving is in place for a reason—it is there to keep you safe and to deal robustly with those who compromise the safety of themselves and others by driving while under the influence.
“Remember, drink OR drive; never both.”
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