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Robyn Kay Tinker, 65, crashed into several parked cars and a streetcar in Pak ‘n Save Blenheim.
A woman caught driving under the influence for the sixth time suffered a financial loss of approximately $ 22,000 for damages she caused in her most recent crime, a court has heard.
Robyn Kay Tinker, 65, drove from her home to Pak ‘n Save Blenheim when she lost control in the parking lot at around 2:40 p.m. on August 13.
It crashed into three vehicles and the tram bay, according to a police summary of the events.
A breath test at the Blenheim police station returned 1,134 micrograms of alcohol per liter of breath. The legal limit is 250 mcg.
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Judge Stephen Harrop sentenced Tinker in Blenheim District Court on one count of driving under the influence and one count of dangerous driving on Monday.
Judge Harrop said Tinker’s actions had already cost him a significant amount of money.
His own vehicle valued at $ 11,000 had been canceled in the accident, for damage to three vehicles he had to pay $ 9173. Damage to the trolley bay cost $ 2298.
Her attorney John Holdaway said this year had been particularly stressful for Tinker, as the lockdown meant she couldn’t visit her ailing father in South Canterbury.
“She is doing everything she can not to reoffend. The trigger was the anxiety and stress of the confinement, ”said Holdaway.
His father had since passed away, however this was after the infraction, the court heard.
Holdaway said that Tinker, who was retired, had queuing work with charities and “other things” to keep her busy, which helped with her anxiety.
Judge Harrop said he had “some confidence” that Tinker would comply with an alcohol blockage, since in all her previous convictions she had met her disqualification from driving.
“I accept that he has been under special stress this year,” Judge Harrop said.
“And I admit you couldn’t go to South Canterbury, where your father lived. You are very sorry and disappointed in yourself. “
Tinker had five prior convictions for driving under the influence, the most recent in 2018.
On that occasion he collided with a car parked on Muller Rd in Blenheim, giving a blood test result more than six times the legal limit for alcohol.
She was sentenced in April 2018 to three months of community detention, 100 hours of community service and nine months of supervision, with conditions for receiving alcohol counseling as per probation instructions. She was also disqualified from driving for 12 months and a day.
Judge Harrop noted that in that latest offense, the alcohol ban was not available to Tinker, as it went into effect in July of that year.
Still, Tinker was an “ideal candidate” for a locking device, Judge Harrop said.
Judge Harrop sentenced Tinker to six months of community detention and 12 months of intensive supervision. She was disqualified from driving for one day, to reflect the suspension she had already completed.
Tinker was not supposed to drive until an alcohol blocking device was fitted.
