Woman banned after drive to shop

A FIFTY nine year old woman has been banned from the road after she admitted driving while more than twice the legal limit for alcohol when she appeared from custody at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Thursday.

Police were called after local people became concerned when they saw Barbara Jacobs, of South by Ronas, Assater, Hillswick, driving to the local shop at 2pm on Wednesday afternoon to purchase alcohol and other goods.

Procurator Duncan Mackenzie said that she was driving at just 11 miles per hour and veering about the road.

Mr Mackenzie said that when police went to her house she was so shocked to see them she dropped a bottle of wine she was holding, but then denied that anybody had been driving her car that day.

Sheriff Philip Mann deferred sentence for four weeks for reports after hearing that Jacobs already had two previous drink driving convictions, and disqualified her in the meantime.