Vicky Abrams had been drinking, but she decided to take her baby, get in the car, and drive just two houses down the street. It was not Abrams' lucky day.
Police arrived at a Wanganui property on June 18 after being called out to a "family violence incident", only to
see Abrams climbing out of the vehicle 15m away.
A breath test showed her to have 596mcg in her system. The legal limit is 250mcg.
Her 1-year-old child was in the car.
Abrams told police she only drove a distance of two houses but "later conceded she should have walked", police prosecutor Sergeant Drew Morrison said yesterday.
