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A woman was caught drink-driving after a distressed child was seen banging on the window of a car while shouting "stop mummy driving".
Police said the vehicle carrying the five-year-old girl eventually stopped after crossing the road and hitting a fence in Falkirk town centre on Sunday afternoon.
The 35-year-old driver was more than four and a half times over the drink drive limit and admitted drink driving and putting the child at risk when she appeared in court.
Members of the public pulled the child out of the car following the incident, and police said pedestrians were alerted by the girl banging on the window while the car was being driven eratically.
A police spokesman said: "A member of the public saw this and one woman tried to get the driver to stop the car. The car finally came to a stop after crossing over the road, hitting a fence and then a wall.
"The driver reversed and stopped. The child was removed from the car by a member of the public."
Assistant Chief Constable Jim Green, of the Association of Chief Police Officers area, said that in 29 years of policing he had never heard of incident in which such a young child had alerted members of the public "to a parent's totally unacceptable and inexcusable behaviour".
He added: "While the court will address the driving consequences of this woman's behaviour, it is the underlying issues that have to be addressed by all our partners who are concerned with this driver and many other motorists' well-being as well as that of the general and motoring public."
The incident happened during the second week of a summer drink-driving safety campaign.
Falkirk sheriff court heard that the driver was an alcoholic who was seeking help and had no memory of the incident.
She was released on bail and sentence was deferred until next month for background reports.
By Auslan Cramb, Scottish Correspondent
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...ught-as-child-cries-'stop-mummy-driving'.html
Police said the vehicle carrying the five-year-old girl eventually stopped after crossing the road and hitting a fence in Falkirk town centre on Sunday afternoon.
The 35-year-old driver was more than four and a half times over the drink drive limit and admitted drink driving and putting the child at risk when she appeared in court.
Members of the public pulled the child out of the car following the incident, and police said pedestrians were alerted by the girl banging on the window while the car was being driven eratically.
A police spokesman said: "A member of the public saw this and one woman tried to get the driver to stop the car. The car finally came to a stop after crossing over the road, hitting a fence and then a wall.
"The driver reversed and stopped. The child was removed from the car by a member of the public."
Assistant Chief Constable Jim Green, of the Association of Chief Police Officers area, said that in 29 years of policing he had never heard of incident in which such a young child had alerted members of the public "to a parent's totally unacceptable and inexcusable behaviour".
He added: "While the court will address the driving consequences of this woman's behaviour, it is the underlying issues that have to be addressed by all our partners who are concerned with this driver and many other motorists' well-being as well as that of the general and motoring public."
The incident happened during the second week of a summer drink-driving safety campaign.
Falkirk sheriff court heard that the driver was an alcoholic who was seeking help and had no memory of the incident.
She was released on bail and sentence was deferred until next month for background reports.
By Auslan Cramb, Scottish Correspondent
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...ught-as-child-cries-'stop-mummy-driving'.html
