Kara Amanda Beasley was fined $1000 and disqualified from driving for 12 months, backdated to September 13 last year. Magistrate Michael Holmes also imposed a supervised community corrections order for two years.

At about 9.20pm on Friday September 14, 2018 police were patrolling on Uralla Road about five kilometres out of town when they observed a white Mazda 626 off the western side of the road and in the table drain.

The vehicle was facing in a northerly direction and had the driver's window down and was unlocked with a number of empty alcohol containers within.

Police noticed the vehicle bonnet was still warm and observed minor damage to the front bumper and that the driver's side rear tyre was deflated. A set of skid marks indicated where the vehicle had left the road.

Examining the inside of the car, police observed a car approach them from the north, which stopped and made a u-turn before driving away. Police followed the vehicle onto Bergen Road and pulled it over.

Beasley got out of the passenger seat door, approached them and immediately started crying saying: "It's my car, I ran off the road, I can't lie - I've had a few drinks."

Beasley was submitted to a breath test which returned a reading of 0.186. She said she had consumed an unknown amount of alcohol but thought she had about five beers and a few rums.

In his sentencing Mr Holmes noted that Beasley did not have a good record and had similar offences in the past, albeit not in a high range level.

"You've got to give up the drink, you really do," Mr Holmes said. "You're still a young woman and it becomes a vicious cycle.

"You've got a young child and the child watches you drinking and thinks that is normal. If you don't give it up then you have to moderate your drinking and when you do get your licence back you are not to drink and drive."