A FIRST time offender has been disqualified from driving for two years after crashing into a garden while drink driving.

Lee Mclay's behaviour was described as "completely out of character" at Dunfermline Sheriff Court on Wednesday.

Mclay, 41, of Lawrence Street, Kelty, previously admitted that on January 29 at North Drum Street, that she did drive a motor vehicle after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in her breath was 107 microgrammes in 100 millilitres of breath which exceeded the prescribed limit, namely 22 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.

"Police received an anonymous call shortly after midnight when a vehicle crashed into a garden in Kelty," Depute fiscal Dev Kapadia said.

"A witness saw the wheels spinning because the car was stuck in the mud. They then saw the accused getting out of the vehicle, looking it, then walking away.

"Police traced the owner as Mclay and when they spoke to a passing taxi driver, the accused came out of a public bar and confirmed her identity."

Defence solicitor, Mr Hunter, said his client's behaviour was totally out of character and been caused by the difficulty of dealing with the break down of a ten year relationship.

"Ms Mclay has been on anti-depressants and obviously the mix of this and alcohol must be the reason for her behaviour that night.

"She is extremely mortified and embarrassed by the incident and has since addressed this by going to counselling and medication."

Sheriff Craig McSherry said: "This reading was five times the limit induced by our Parliament and it is a serious matter that can be dealt with by a custodial sentence."

He imposed a community payback order consisting on 300 hours unpaid work as well as disqualification from driving for two years.