A woman was banned from driving for a year and fined $800 after she refused to take a breath test.

Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday that police went to the scene of an early hours single vehicle crash in Devonshire.

Officers found that a car driven by Lakeisha Bell, 39, had hit a pole. They noticed that Bell, of Devonshire, was unsteady on her feet, her speech was slurred and her eyes were glazed.

Bell was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving but refused to take a breath test.

Bell pleaded guilty to the offence, which happened on September 30 about 5.50am on Palmetto Road near Dock Hill roundabout.

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