Conviction overturned as woman was drink-driving under duress to escape attacker

The woman was originally fined €400 and disqualified from driving for a period of two years

The woman had decided not to continue driving and when she reversed the car into a parking space gardaí observed her driving and she was prosecuted for drink-driving. File picture

A Waterford motorist successfully appealed a drink-driving conviction and two-year driving ban on the basis that she only drove the car on the occasion because she was under duress.

31-year-old Lucy Maguire of Clonard Park, Waterford, was convicted of the driving offence at Cork District Court where she was fined €400 and disqualified from driving for a period of two years.