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Drink-driving mum spared jail because of son after 'almost killing' couple
coronavirus lockdown rules was spared jail because of her son.Samantha Pye, 24, lost control of her vehicle and hit a kerb as she was driving 70mph in a 40mph zone at a roundabout.She swerved and nearly hit Stephen Smith and his wife, reports Liverpool Echo..Mr Smith, a dog walker, described Pye waving her hands in the air a her Ford Fiesta swerved.Pye – who was already banned from the road for drug driving – admitted dangerous driving, drink driving and driving while disqualified.But she walked free from court due to the potential harm sending her to prison would have on her four-year-old boy.Liverpool Crown Court heard Pye, of Holly Bank Street, St Helens, was fined £120 and hit with a 12-month ban for drug driving in December.However,