Instead of being put behind bars Lisa Swift has been sent to rehab and banned from driving because she is 'petrified' of jail and court didn't want to 'upset' her kids View 3 Images Lisa Swift, a shameless mother who got got drunk and smashed up her car whilst her children were in the back seat, has walked free from court (Image: Lisa Swift/ Cavendish Press (Manchester) Ltd)

A drunk mum who crashed her car with her children inside has avoided jail – because no one could look after the kids. Lisa Swift, 37, was more than three times the alcohol limit when she got behind the wheel of her Nissan Juke, a court was told.

She was returning from the pub with her two kids – aged three and eight – and one of their friends when she crashed into a parked car. She also had another pint of

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