Highland woman’s third drink-driving conviction leads to four-year ban from road

A Beauly woman was warned she was close to being jailed after she admitted her third drink-driving conviction.

Lisa Reid of Aird Court had admitted driving while unfit through drink or drugs in Lochalsh Road, Inverness on December 7, 2021 and was banned from driving for four years.

The 38 year old was also placed on two years of social work
supervision by Sheriff Eilidh Macdonald who told her that if she did not fully comply with the order, Reid would receive a custodial sentence.

Fiscal depute Pauline Gair told Inverness Sheriff Court: "A witness
called police after seeing her driving in Lochalsh Road and striking a parked car as she parked.

"Officers attended but she was no longer there. She returned later and appeared to be intoxicated and the witness called police again.

"Reid was traced and she was very agitated and pulling her hair. She told officers that CID would get her off anything and was shouting and threatening them.

"She made biting motions towards the officers and made numerous remarks about smoking a pipe of crack cocaine," Mrs Gair added.

Reid also pleaded guilty to threatening behaviour and police assault.

Her lawyer, Graham Mann said: "She is pretty vulnerable and does not have her troubles to seek. Her licence has been revoked for medical reasons."

Sheriff Macdonald told Reid: "It was a difficult experience for the police officers dealing with you. Biting the officers can lead to a
jail sentence."