A FINANCE worker who crashed her car into a wall while drink-driving after a night out has been banned from the roads.
Following a night out with her partner, Morgan Laurie got into a taxi they had called to take them home.
But he decided to stay out as he was talking to someone, and she headed off herself.
Worried he had no money to get home himself, she then headed back out in her car – while nearly four-times the drink-drive limit.
And on her way back to meet him she crashed into a wall in Glebe Street, Renfrew.
The details emerged this week when Laurie appeared in the dock at Paisley Sheriff Court over the incident.
She admitted drink-driving in April this year, having 84mcg of alcohol in 100ml of breath, when the limit is 22mcg.
Procurator Fiscal Depute John Waite said: “On Sunday, April 12, 2026, at around 1am, police received a call from a member of the public advising that a vehicle had crashed into a stone wall on the street at the locus.
“Police attended and observed a white vehicle. It was located in the middle of the roadway and the door was open.
“The accused was sitting nearby on a bench. Two members of the public were present and advised police they had heard ‘a loud smash’ and went outside to offer assistance.
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“The accused confirmed she had been driving. She was slurring her words and there was a smell of alcohol from her. Police administered the roadside breath test.”
The prosecutor said she was taken to the police station where she provided the breath alcohol level readings she had pleaded guilty to.
Defence solicitor Lauryn Fulton said the 25-year-old had no previous convictions and worked as a finance advisor with a company.
She said Laurie had worked her way up through the firm after joining as an apprentice.
The lawyer added: “She put herself in danger. She is embarrassed she finds herself here.
“She has made enquiries to Renfrewshire Council so she can pay for the damage.”
Sheriff Eoin McGinty said: “You probably feel quite sorry for yourself but you’re actually very lucky.
“You could easily have hit a person instead of a wall and the only question for the court would have been how many years in prison – and that’s just luck.
“You were four-times over the limit and your driving was so impaired that you crashed into a wall.”
He banned her from driving for two years, reduced from three as she admitted her guilt.
And he allowed her to complete the drink-drivers’ rehabilitation scheme, which will reduce the ban by a further 25 per cent.
He also fined her £1,000, reduced from £1,500.
She will pay the fine at £200-per-month and also has to pay a £40 victim surcharge.