TV PRESENTER Kirsty Gallacher has admitted drink driving after being seen driving erratically the morning after a night out with friends.
Gallacher, 41, was found to be about three times the legal limit after being arrested on August 12 in Eton, Berkshire, Slough Magistrates’ Court was told.
The presenter, who works on Sky Sports News, was banned from driving for two years and ordered to carry out 100 hours of unpaid community work.
The former Strictly Come Dancing contestant was on her way to meet her children after the night out when she was seen driving erratically in the town at around 11am, the court was told. Officers used CCTV to find her BMW X4 parked on Eton High Street and subsequently conducted a roadside breathalyser test, which showed her alcohol level was at 106 microgrammes in 100 millilitres of breath.
The drink-drive limit in England is 35 microgrammes per 100 millilitres of breath.
Jennifer Dempster, defending, said Gallacher “very rarely” drinks, and had taken a taxi home before going to collect her car the following morning.
Probation officer Jasvir Kaur Bhatti said Gallacher was “very remorseful” and “very much regrets what happened”. She was ordered to pay £85 in court charges and an £85 surcharge.
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