Vodka drinker was four times the legal limit

DRINKING a "significant quantity" of vodka before driving led a 53-year-old Redruth driver to hit another vehicle in Redruth one afternoon and cost her her licence at Truro Magistrates' Court.Melanie Jeffery, of Treskerby, Redruth, tested at 132mcg alcohol in breath, nearly four times the limit. She pleaded guilty to the offence which took place on November 12.Officers went to the scene of the crash in Redruth.Her solicitor John Boyle said she had worked for a local authority but had...