A WOMAN was found by police drunk and lying on the road in her pyjamas, a court heard.

Police had gone to Lothersdale, in Craven, at 6.45am on July 8 after receiving a report of a vehicle crashed into a ditch and a female driver, Skipton Magistrates' Court heard on Friday.

When they arrived, they found Sarah Cowen lying in Centre Road beside her Honda Civic, drunk and in her pyjamas.

Prosecuting, Alison Whiteley, said officers found it difficult to understand what Cowen was saying but they gathered she was on holiday in the area.

After providing a roadside breath test that showed she had 95 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, she was arrested and taken to Bradford Police Station.

There, the evidential test showed 85 microgrammes in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35.

She later told police she was in Lothersdale visiting a friend and had been staying in an Airbnb, said Ms Whiteley.

She could recall drinking Prosecco and having a takeaway but not how she came to be away from the cottage.

Cowen, 35, who admitted drink-driving, was a lifestyle coordinator at a care home undergoing treatment for alcoholism, the court heard.

In mitigation, Julian White said Cowen was aware of her responsibilities and had travelled up from Edinburgh, Scotland, the day before to attend court.

He said Cowen believed she had 'lost the plot' after getting into an argument, had got into her car while still in her pyjamas and had ended up driving into a ditch.

He said Lothersdale was very quiet at that time in the morning, there would have been few people about and Cowen was fully cooperative with the police.

Mr White added Cowen, a single parent, attended weekly treatment for alcoholism and depression and was being supported by her father.

Cowen, of Colinton Mains Road, Edinburgh, was banned from driving for 22 months. She was also fined £120 and ordered to pay costs of £85 and a surcharge of £48. If she completes a drink driver rehabilitation course, her ban will be reduced by 22 weeks.