A drink-driver has lost her licence after she was caught following a collision with a moped.

Vitalija Masyte, of Tower View in Wrexham, appeared at Wrexham Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

The 37-year-old admitted that on November 21, she drove a Vauxhall insignia in Churchill Drive after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in her breath exceeded the prescribed limit, in addition to driving without insurance on that occasion.

She was found to have 91 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, the limit being 35.

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Prosecutor Justin Espie told the court that police were called out to a collision involving the defendant's vehicle and a moped.

The moped rider was conscious, but on the ground and complaining of a leg injury.

Masyte tested positive for alcohol and was taken to a police station, where she provided her reading of 91 in breath.

It was also discovered that she didn't have any valid insurance for the vehicle.

Probation officer Pamela Roberts said: "She says it was her day off. She'd consumed a couple of shots before going to bed, and having a few more when she woke up.

"She decided to go out to get some milk and seems frustrated to find herself in this position, because it was only 200 metres away. She could have walked."

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Ms Roberts explained the defendant has two children and works at the Village Bakery.

"It would seem she has been using alcohol as a coping mechanism to deal with the loss of her parents," she added.

For the drink-driving, District Judge Gwyn Jones handed down a 12-month community sentence, to include 140 hours of unpaid work and a 24-month driving ban.

For having no insurance, Masyte must pay a fine of £120 - in addition to £85 costs and a £114 victim surcharge.