A 17-YEAR-OLD mother has admitted drink driving, driving without a licence and without insurance at Darlington Youth Court.
The court heard how a police officer attended a minor road accident in Hercules Street, Darlington, on November 8 this year.
The teenager's vehicle had collided with a stationary van and the teenager tested positive in a road side breath test.
Chris Bunting, defending, said: "She accepts this in its entirety and will undertake a rehabilitation order."
Magistrate Valerie Matthews said: "You have come on leaps and bounds since having a baby and are much more mature.
"We have taken that into account."
The teenager, who could not be named for legal reasons, was given a community rehabilitation order for six months, fined £50, ordered to pay £35 costs and banned from driving for 12 months.
Mrs Matthews said: "You will receive courses that will re-educate you for driving, alcohol awareness and problem solving; it should help and support you."
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