A businesswoman who lost control of her car on the busy Perth-Dundee dual carriageway - and smashed into the central reservation - was almost five times over the legal booze limit.
The emergency services were alerted and the vehicle - a black, Renault Clio - was effectively written off, Perth Sheriff Court was told.
Fifty-year-old Kirsten Cameron was fined £2000 and was disqualified for two years when she appeared in the dock.
But Sheriff Neil Bowie rejected a move by the prosecution to forfeit the vehicle, valued at £1000.
She admitted driving on the A90, 100 yards west of the slip road to Longforgan, with 105 microgrammes of alcohol on her breath on May 20, 2021.
The maximum allowed is 22 microgrammes.
Depute fiscal Sarah Wilkinson said the accused lost control of the car about 7.40pm and struck the central reservation before coming to a stop.
A passer-by contacted the emergency services and they arrived shortly afterwards.
“The accused was traced in the driver’s seat and identified herself as the driver,” added the fiscal.
She gave a positive roadside breath test and was then taken to a police station where the remainder of the drink/driving procedure was carried out.
The accused escaped injury, as did a front seat passenger who refused to provide police with a statement and declined to co-operate.
Ms Wilkinson said there was no outstanding finance on the vehicle and it had been taken to Ninewells Garage after the smash.
Solicitor Paul Ralph said the accused had been out drinking earlier that day and had made an error of judgement.
Notwithstanding the reading, he asked that she be considered for a drink/driving rehabilitation scheme.
A single parent, she ran a cleaning business and earned £400 a week.
Sheriff Bowie noted that although she had no previous drink/driving offences, she had a number of convictions for road traffic matters and had previously been banned for six months.
He added: “You drove on what is a busy and fast road with an extremely high level of alcohol.
“You had taken a decision to drive after you had been drinking extensively during the afternoon.”
But she was given the chance to take part in the rehabilitation scheme, at her own expense, and if she completes it successfully, she will get her ban cut by six months.
Cameron, of Johnston Avenue, Dundee, will pay the fine at £100 a month.
