Chichester Pharmacist Disqualified After Crashing Into Parked Cars While Drunk

Friday, 26 March 2021 14:26

By Charlotte Baker @Ch4rtweets

A woman from Tangmere has been disqualifed from driving for nearly two years after drink-driving in Chichester last month.

Police said Diana Woloszczuk was still more than three times the drink-drive limit at 4am on February 21.

The pharmacist, of Windmill Drive, had been drinking brandy the evening before she crashed into three parked cars and overturned her Fiat 500 in St Paul's Road.

She was unhurt after a member of the public helped her out of her vehicle.

The 35-year-old had been drinking the evening before, and admitted she had not appreciated she was still over the limit when she woke in the morning.

She failed a roadside breath test and was subsequently arrested and charged with driving with 114mcg of alcohol per 100ml of breath in her system. The legal limit is 35mcg.

Woloszczuk appeared at Crawley Magistrates’ Court on March 8, where she pleaded guilty to the offence.

She was disqualified from driving for 23 months, ordered to pay costs totalling £303 and given a community order with a rehabilitation activity requirement.

Investigating officer, PC Zachary Stout, of the Chichester Neighbourhood Response Team, said:

"The defendant was remorseful for her actions, which she regrets. Nevertheless, she is aware she should never have attempted to drive while intoxicated.

"It is a common misconception that you’re fine to drive after a few hours’ sleep – this very much depends on how much alcohol you have consumed and how much time you’ve given yourself before driving.

"Alcohol stays in your system for several hours after you’ve stopped drinking, and if you’re in any doubt, don’t drive at all. You could end up in a situation like this, or worse still, you could kill yourself or someone else."

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