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A drink-driver claimed she chose to drink to get away from her partner who had a bad temper.
Enga Maree Mills pleaded guilty on April 13 in Rockhampton Magistrates Court to one count of drink-driving.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Melissa Campbell said Mills was intercepted driving on Baree Rd, Baree, at 9.20pm on March 3.
She had a blood-alcohol content reading of .059.
Mills told the court she had gone to her partnerâs house earlier in the evening and they had been drinking.
She said while he had âquite a bit of a temperâ, they normally âgot alongâ.
âHe no longer lives with me due to his temper,â Mills said.
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