A WOMAN was discovered passed out in a car with a balloon in her mouth after a drug-fuelled drive.
Madison Boscoe-Hough, 21, had taken cocaine and laughing gas before she got behind the wheel of her Audi A1.
Madison Boscoe-Hough was caught with a balloon in her mouth[/caption]
Police were called when a passing driver noticed she was unconscious on the road in Widnes, Cheshire.
Officers discovered unresponsive Boscoe-Hough with an empty balloon in her mouth and a canister and mobile on her lap.
The engine was still running, music blaring, the car was in gear and the driver’s foot was on the brake still.
When officers woke her up, Boscoe-Hough made “no sense verbally” and she was arrested.
Tests showed she had 68 micrograms of benzoylecgonine (BZE) per litre of blood.
The legal limit for BZE – the breakdown of cocaine – is 50mcg/l.
Boscoe-Hough has now been banned from driving for 20 months after admitting drug driving.
Warrington Magistrates’ Court heard the incident took place at around 7.44pm on August 2.
Umer Zeb, prosecuting, said: “Cheshire Police received a call from an anonymous member of the public stating that a female was unconscious or asleep at the wheel.
” It seems the concerned motorist had followed her after seeing her with a balloon in her mouth.
“Officers arrived at the scene but they could not get a response from the female.
”She failed a drugs test, was arrested and taken to hospital due to an elevated heart rate.
“She was later discharged and taken to a custody suite where a blood sample was taken. The defendant has no previous convictions.”
As well as a driving ban, Boscoe-Hough was fined £346 with £223 in costs and a surcharge.
JP Ian Johnstone said: “You were unconscious, the engine was on and the car was in gear.
“This was a totally unacceptable standard of driving.”
Boscoe-Hough pleaded guilty to drink-driving[/caption]
She was handed a driving ban[/caption]
