She fled the scene, leaving another of her neighbours, who was her passenger, with numerous life changing injuries
A woman who crashed a car while drunk, left her passenger with life changing injuries. Martyna Bryniak, 38, crashed her neighbour’s car into trees in Goldhay Way, Peterborough, after taking it without permission on March 9 last year.
She fled the scene, leaving her passenger with numerous life changing injuries, including shattered bones in her leg. Bryniak was arrested at her home in Hinchcliffe after she was identified as the driver.
She failed the initial breath test and provided an evidential sample which revealed she was over the legal limit of alcohol.
Bryniak pleaded guilty to drink driving, causing serious injury by dangerous driving, aggravated vehicle taking and driving without insurance. The 38-year-old appeared at Huntingdon Law Courts on Thursday (February 26), where she was handed a two-year driving ban and sentenced to 21 months in prison, suspended for two years.
The court also ordered Bryniak to pay £5000 in compensation, complete a 15-day rehabilitation activity requirement, and 100 hours of unpaid work.
According to Cambridgeshire Police, the judge, in sentencing, said the devastation and damage was “all caused by your decision to put your foot on the pedal that took you both on that journey.”
Sergeant Ben Chance, who investigated, said: “Bryniak made the choice to not only get behind the wheel of a car without permission, but also knowing she was under the influence of alcohol.
“Her actions have had a significant impact – physically, emotionally, and financially – on the lives of the victim and the victim’s family.”