A council officer crashed her car while she was more than twice over the alcohol limit.

Siobhan Evans, aged 28, of Norcliffe Road, Norbreck, an administrative officer for Blackpool Council, pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol.

She was banned from the road for 19 months and fined £300 with £85 costs plus £30 victims' surcharge by Blackpool magistrates.

Prosecutor, Pam Smith, said on March 27 about 11.20pm Evans had called police to report crashing her Vauxhall Corsa into a parked car on Mossom Lane, Norbreck

Evans was by her significantly damaged car and told an officer she had had two glasses of wine earlier. A breath test showed 77 micrograms of alcohol in her body - 35 is the limit.

Steven Townley, defending, said his client, who had no previous convictions, had been to see a friend and had had two glasses of wine poured for her. She had felt fine and did not think she was over the limit.

The street lights on Mossom Lane were not on and a car was parked on a sharp bend. Evans did not see the car as it was so dark and collided with it. She had then rung police to tell then what had happened.