Emily Maree Allen, 24, of the Escort Way, Borenore, was sentenced in Orange Local Court on Monday for high-range drink driving. 

She had been trying to answer a call on her Bluetooth when she lost control of her Holden Colorado, which ended up on its passengers’ side at 10.05pm on October 13. 

Allen freed herself but was taken to Orange Health Service by ambulance where a blood test returned a high-range result of 0.167.

On Monday she was given a 25 per cent discount on her sentence because she pleaded guilty at the first opportunity.

Allen was fined $1200, disqualified from driving for six months and once she is eligible to drive again she will have to have an interlock device fitted to her car for 24 months.

Magistrate David Day sentenced Allen and said he would not reduce the disqualification period any further because he had given her the minimum period off the road.

“There was an accident, she was distracted by her mobile phone which caused her to lose control and go through a table drain,” Mr Day said.

“Luckily she went left into the land, not right into the path of a car coming the other way.”

He said he hoped he did not see Allen again in court for further offences or she risked being sent to jail.

According to police facts, Allen was driving west along the Escort Way after consuming about one and a half bottles of wine earlier at dinner.

She was the only occupant in the vehicle but while she was driving home she attempted to answer a call using Bluetooth but became distracted and swerved off the road.

Neighbours who heard the crash came to her aid.

Allen was represented by solicitor Olla Otrebski who said her client had been suspended since October 18 and had since completed the Traffic Offenders Intervention Program. 

“Your honour will see that she has no traffic history,” Ms Otrebski said.

“Her and her husband were quite proactive in paying for the damage caused by my client’s accident.

“This is not a person who your honour will see before the courts again.”

She said they paid more than $2000 to fix the damage to the sign and fence.