A MOTHER who was twice the drink drive limit rolled her car with her young son in the back.

Cheryl Graddon had her nine-year-old son as a back seat passenger in her Peugeot 206 when the car clipped a kerb and crashed into two parked cars – a Volkswagen Passat and a Citroen Xsara – before coming to a stop on its roof.

Graddon admitted to driving with no licence and no insurance at the time of the crash in Plymouth Avenue, Brighton on June 7 this year.

Unemployed Graddon, 30, of Fitch Drive, Brighton, and her son were both treated at the scene for minor injuries.

The crash happened at 10.48pm on the Wednesday, during Sussex Police’s summer crackdown on drink and drug-drivers.

A sample of blood was taken from Graddon at the scene.

This revealed she had 178mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood in her system, more than double the legal limit of 80mg.

She pleaded guilty at Brighton Magistrates’ Court on September 21 and was disqualified from driving for 20 months.

She was also sentenced to a six-month community order and ordered to pay a £120 fine, £85 costs and a £85 victim surcharge.

A total of 150 motorists were arrested during the month-long campaign in June, of which 91 have been convicted so far. Graddon is among the latest of the group to be convicted.

People in Sussex can text officers on 65999 with the details of people they suspect of drink or drug-driving.

Alternatively they can visit the Operation Crackdown website.

Alternatively, you can visit the Crimestoppers website or contact the independent charity anonymously on 0800 555 111.

If you know someone is driving or is about to drive while over the limit or after taking drugs, you can police on 999.