A WOMAN has been fined, disqualified from driving and given a community order after failing to stop at the scene of a crash in St Helens.
On Sunday, November 26, a Kia and Citroen collided on St Helens Linkway.
The driver of the Kia, Janine Woods, failed to stop after the incident, which caused damage to the other vehicle.
Ms Woods, of Field Way in Rainhill, was later found to have been driving while exceeding the prescribed limit for alcohol.
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After pleading guilty to both offences, Liverpool and Knowsley Magistrates Court heard the case on Monday, April 15.
For failing to stop at the scene, Ms Woods was handed a community order of 80 hours of unpaid work, to be completed within 12 months.
The 43-year-old was also disqualified for driving for a period of twelve months and fined £120 for driving with alcohol over the prescribed limit.
The courts also ordered Ms Woods to pay a fine of £120 for costs to the Crown Prosecution Service, as well as a £162 surcharge.
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