A woman who decided to drive home drunk after a night out with friends has been banned from the roads.

Elizabeth Cogbill, 21, got behind the wheel and decided to drive home after a night out but crashed shortly after 3am on June 22.

As she headed east towards Billingshurst on the A272 she lost control of her car, crashed off the road and struck a telegraph pole, leaving the road blocked.

Cogbill, of Charrington Way, Broadbridge Heath, pleaded guilty to drink-driving. She was banned from driving for 20 months, fined £250 and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £25 victim surcharge.

Superintendent Jane Derrick said: "Everyone knows that it is dangerous to drive after drinking but for some reason Cogbill decided to take the risk.

"She admitted after she was arrested that she had been stupid and couldn't believe what she had done.

"If she had thought of the consequences before she had got behind the wheel she would not have written off her car, cost herself hundreds of pounds in court bills and been banned from the roads.

"Not only has she lost the right to drive at the moment, if she decides to drive again in the future she will face a steep rise in insurance."

A total of 96 people have now been convicted of offences after being arrested in June as part of Operation Dragonfly, Sussex Police's crackdown on drink and drug driving.

People in Sussex can text officers on 65999 with the details of people they suspect of drink or drug driving or visit www.operationcrackdown.co.uk.

If you know someone is driving while over the limit or after taking drugs call 999.

Other offenders:

David Hooper, 45, was arrested after he was seen driving at 9.45pm on June 22 in Goring Road, Worthing, with a faulty brake light.

Hooper, of Lychpole Walk, Worthing, pleaded guilty to drink-driving. He was banned from driving for 18 months, fined £250 and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £25 victim surcharge.

Catherine Moore, 41, was arrested at 2.20am on June 29 after her car was seen swerving and was stopped on the A27 near Selmeston.

Moore, of The Street, Selmeston, pleaded guilty to drink-driving. She was banned from driving for 14 months, fined £540 and ordered to pay £500 costs and a £54 victim surcharge.

Matthew Horton, 35, crashed his Golf into a parked car in Graydon Avenue, Chichester, and then ran off but was tracked down and arrested.

Horton, of Graydon Avenue, Chichester, pleaded guilty to drink-driving. He was banned from driving for 17 months, fined £110 and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £20 victim surcharge.