On May 13, Graham was driving in Royal Tce, Alexandra, when she veered on to the left-hand kerb, narrowly missing a power pole, before swerving back across the road into the opposite lane, forcing oncoming traffic to stop.
She kept driving for about 300m on the wrong side of the road before turning into Spencer St and stopping near a shop.
As she walked inside, her vehicle began rolling backwards, prompting a member of the public to get into her car to apply the handbrake.
Police were waiting when Graham emerged from the store.
After a positive roadside breath test, she was arrested when she refused to accompany them to the police station.
An evidential breath test gave a result of 444mcg, and she admitted to being under the influence of prescription medication as well as alcohol.
Graham appeared in the Alexandra District Court by video link from prison on Tuesday for sentencing on charges of dangerous driving, refusing to accompany police, and two charges each of aggravated drink-driving and aggravated disqualified driving.
The latest convictions mean she has a tally of 11 for drink-driving, six for disqualified driving, three for failing to accompany police and two for dangerous driving.
Counsel Jacinta Grant said the defendant’s pre-sentence report showed she recognised she needed help to change.
Judge David Robinson said the offending was aggravated by the breaching of bail conditions and indefinite disqualification.
However, she had been honest with the report writer, expressed remorse and showed motivation to change.
He accepted her difficult family background had “impacted her very significantly” and she had been using alcohol as a coping mechanism. He sentenced her to two years and two months’ prison. She remains indefinitely disqualified.
