Drink-driving Newcastle mum Emma Poole banned from roads
A YOUNG mother who was caught drink-driving twice in two weeks has been spared jail.
Emma Poole, aged 28, was drinking too much due to family problems, North Staffordshire magistrates heard yesterday.
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Emma Poole has been spared jail
Prosecutor Geoff Gibson said police were called to Slaney Street, Newcastle, in the early hours of April 4 as a vehicle had been abandoned in the middle of the road.
"It was registered to Emma Poole," said Mr Gibson.
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"The police had dealings with her previously when she was in a drunken state and she was removed from one address to a friend's address.
"Police arrived and found the vehicle unoccupied and secure. There was damage to it and to other vehicles.
"The officers went to the address where they knew Poole had been taken to earlier.
"They went in and arrested her on suspicion of driving while unfit through drink.
"The defendant asked if she could have a cigarette and was refused. She began to thrash around and grabbed the officer on his hands and dug her nails in causing the skin to bleed."
In her police interview, Poole, left, admitted she had driven when under the influence of alcohol. She said she collided with other vehicles and left her car. She said she intended to deal with it in the morning.
She provided a sample of urine which was analysed and found to have 153 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of urine, nearly 50 per cent more than the legal limit of 107mg.
Two weeks later, on April 18, police were called to Duke Street, Newcastle, to a report of a car colliding with other vehicles.
"They located the defendant and she was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol," said Mr Gibson.
She was breathalysed and her lowest reading was 110 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, more than three times the legal limit of 35mg.
Poole, of Slaney Street, Newcastle, pleaded guilty to two charges of driving with excess alcohol, failing to report an accident and assaulting a police officer.
Mark Bromley, mitigating, said: "She went off the rails, drank too much and committed these offences."
He said the defendant is due to report for a rehabilitation and detoxification programme at the BAC Centre in Clayton today.
Mr Bromley added: "She has refocused her attentions to sorting out her alcohol problem."
Magistrates said they came close to sending Poole to prison. But they sentenced her to an 18-month community order with supervision and requirements to undertake the drink impaired drivers' programme and a one-to-one alcohol awareness course. Poole was also banned from driving for 28 months and ordered to pay £170 costs.
Comments
by buxton53
Thursday, July 19 2012, 11:53PM
“in my eyes if you dont want get sent down you shoulded do the crime ?”
by mrdoulton
Thursday, July 05 2012, 5:26PM
“its easy a drunk a drunk you can t help them till they help them selves. She need support i agree but not with NHS money or may tax money but the money she spend on ALe should be paid for her treatment.... wont happen as she problerly drinking vovka now whith her chavvy mates pfft.... waste of space”
by mole10
Thursday, July 05 2012, 1:51PM
“@Annon Mow Cop.
The answer to why someone drinks to excess to help any life problems is quite simple.
They are self medicating and need no prescription.
This is why many women are found breaking the law during menopause.
It is no excuse, as the law does not consider a regard towards the menopause.
Sentencing may reflect an acknowledgement, but not absolutely, whereas domestic abuse is considered in a murder trial.”
by camband
Thursday, July 05 2012, 9:49AM
“She could have ran alongside him carry the torch....”
by camband
Thursday, July 05 2012, 9:46AM
“by mrdoulton -"maybe she should be dating Pennant orTony Pulis from stoke have a lot in common getting away with things that no other person would." unquote.
Dead right! You've hit the nail on the head -No sympathy for a mother under duress, into alcoholism, emotionally disturbed -arm wrestling with the cop -out of her head in charge of a car -bad news all round -yes.
But, -compared to the people you mention, Pulis & Co, plenty of money (some would say too much for their own good), no such problems -just pure extravagance -and two fingers up to the law -IN CHARGE OF A CAR DRUNK -one of them, the other -and he's the worst offender -PULIS, holding a position of 'authority' -an Authority figure -WHAT AN EXAMPLE HE SETS!! (and still keeps his licence with more than 12 points on it).
Yes, she'd do well to join the Stoke City FC 'groupies' -the hangers on, she'd get far more sympathy if she got caught -'one of the backroom staff'.”
by bigmouth666
Thursday, July 05 2012, 8:49AM
“Lock the drunken brainless b!tch up.”
by wineguzzler
Thursday, July 05 2012, 8:44AM
“johnboy2011 - do you reckon she'll even bother with insurance???!”
by johnboy2011
Wednesday, July 04 2012, 10:53PM
“After her driving ban she will need to take out a morgage to pay for the insurance on her next car.
But I agree with everyone else, she should have been sent down, before she kills herself or someone else.”
by markiegj
Wednesday, July 04 2012, 9:34PM
“It seems the best way to do what the hell you like. Do the crime then tell the world how hard a life you have, o and don't forget to mention the children. They should add another card to monopoly "congratulations you have had a baby, you can now get out of jail free constantly".
I have bad times in my life but I stay within the law. Seems it's me that's the fool”
by Anon_mow_cop
Wednesday, July 04 2012, 9:06PM
“I don't understand the mentality of "I've got family problems, so I will get drunk", but hey when I sober up,the problems are still there ????, somebody will have to enlighten me on that way of dealing with life.”