A DRINK-DRIVER has been sentenced after crashing into a parked car on a busy seafront road.

Emergency services arrived at the scene of the crash, on the A259 Kingsway, in Hove, to discover a black Fiat 500 on its roof.

The driver, Saan Scutt, had been driving westbound with a half-consumed bottle of wine in her vehicle at the time of the crash.

The incident occurred close to the junction with First Avenue at about 6pm on Monday, June 20.

The parked car – a silver Toyota Auris – was unattended and no other injuries were reported.

After being checked over for minor injuries by paramedics, Scutt, of Greenfields in Wick, was asked to complete a breath test, which she failed.

She was then taken to Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, where a blood sample was taken.

Scutt was later charged with driving with 180mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood in her system. The legal limit is 80mg per 100ml of blood.

The 28-year-old telephonist pleaded guilty at Brighton Magistrates' Court on Thursday, October 6, where she was disqualified from driving for 22 months.

She was also fined £120, and ordered to pay costs of £85 and a £30 victim surcharge.