Scientist was drinking vodka in car before collision with cyclist, court told

Judge Malone expressed concern that 'someone would pour a bottle of vodka into themselves and get behind the wheel of a car'

The defence acknowledged the drink-drive reading was quote "extraordinarily high", and it had been obvious to gardaí in the aftermath that she had consumed alcohol. File photo

An environmental scientist was several times over the legal drink-drive limit when she collided with a cyclist on a shared bus and cycle lane in Dublin, a court has heard.

Rebecca Griffith, 33, of Blackheath Park, Clontarf, Dublin, had been drinking vodka from a 7Up bottle in her car before the collision on Malahide Road on August 17 last year. She pleaded guilty at Dublin District Court to drunk driving and careless driving.