A MUM was nearly six times over the limit when she handed the police a CD thinking it was her driving licence.
Isaura Matsinhe, 36, from Wales, had been drinking cocktails with friends when she decided to drive home, and was stopped by police.
A court heard the mother-of-one had been drinking wine with friends before she moved on to "strong cocktails" during a night out.
The care support worker was stopped by a police officer after they had to swerve their patrol car to avoid her, driving a silver Skoda.
Prosecutor Suzanne Cartwright said Matsinhe, had been driving in the middle of the road when she was pulled over in the village of Marchwiel near Wrexham.
She was so drunk that she tried to hand over a CD case from her glove box as her driving licence.
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Miss Cartwright said the officer noticed her "glazed eyes" before Matsinhe admitted to spending the night in the pub.
She provided a breath sample of 199 micrograms – more than five times the legal driving limit of 35.
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Matsinhe, of Marchwiel, admitted drink driving on February 19 when she appeared before magistrates in Wrexham.
Defending Catherine Jagger said she was "horrified and ashamed" of her dangerous actions after drinking "strong cocktails."
Miss Jagger said getting into the vehicle was nothing short of “a moment of madness".
Matsinhe was handed a 20-week sentence suspended for two years and was banned from driving for three years.
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