Woman caught drink driving hours after being banned sentenced

She was sentenced in court

Author: Tom FeahenyPublished 29th May 2026

A woman who was caught drink driving in Swindon just hours after being banned from the roads has been sentenced.

Twenty seven year old Ellie Watson was stopped in Ocotal Way in April after being disqualified from driving for the same offence.

Watson’s now been banned from driving for forty two months, and handed a suspended prison sentence.

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