A teenager who survived a motorbike crash that claimed the life of her boyfriend has been banned from the roads for drink-driving.
Jenna Gaudie got behind the wheel while more than four times the legal limit.
The 19-year-old previously admitted three driving offences, and appeared at Aberdeen Sheriff Court yesterday for sentencing.
She took a Vauxhall Astra on July 24 without the owner’s consent, and was later seen driving it near the BP garage on the city’s North Esplanade West.
According to court papers, she had 89 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath at the time. The legal limit is 22mcg.
Gaudie, of Cadenhead Road, Aberdeen, also admitted driving without insurance.
She was disqualified from driving for a year and placed under supervision for eight months.
After appearing in court, the teen denied that the drink-driving had anything to do with the death of her boyfriend, Terry Crook, three years ago.
Both Mr Crook and Gaudie were flung from the blue Yamaha when the bike was hit by a car turning onto Provost Rust Drive, Aberdeen in July 2013.
Mr Crook, who did not have a bike licence or insurance for the machine, was thrown more than 50ft through the air by the force of the impact.
He suffered massive head injuries after his unfastened helmet flew off. Gaudie, then aged 16 and who was riding pillion, also suffered serious injuries.
Yesterday, she said: “This has nothing to do with what happened with the crash three years ago.
“It’s got nothing to do with Terry. I’ve put that behind me.
“It was a mistake, but it’s nothing to do with what happened.”
Last year, the car driver involved in the fatal smash, Lisa Robertson, admitted driving carelessly and was banned from the roads for 30 months.
Mr Crook’s mother, Beverley Lonie, said at the time she had forgiven Robertson.
Alice Bailey, campaigns advisor for road safety charity Brake, said: “Far more than most people, Miss Gaudie should have been aware of the potentially devastating consequences of her actions.
“Any amount of alcohol makes you more dangerous behind the wheel and at four times the limit that risk is only increased.
“240 people were needlessly killed in drink-drive crashes last year, the only safe amount of alcohol to drink before driving is zero.”
