A Bulli drink-driver caught travelling the wrong way along a truck-laden Mount Ousley Road feared she was going to die as oncoming cars careened towards her, a court has heard.
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Magistrate Michael Stoddart described Rosaland Proud's driving as "extraordinary", slamming her decision to try to negotiate both Appin and Mount Ousley roads while drunk.
"I don't know how you managed to drive down two of the most dangerous roads in the country affected by alcohol," he told Port Kembla Local Court on Tuesday.
"You're lucky you're still here ... it's just disgraceful behaviour."
About 12.30am on November 19 last year, triple zero dispatchers received a call regarding a car driving northbound in the southbound lanes on Mount Ousley Road.
Over the next 11 minutes, the emergency line received another four calls about the vehicle.
Police attempted to find the car but were unsuccessful.
However, they did manage to trace the vehicle to Proud's home.
Just as they knocked at her front door, Proud pulled in, a statement before the court said.
Police ran to the driver's seat and could immediately smell alcohol inside the car.
Officers told the 44-year-old they had received several complaints about her driving, to which she replied: "Yes that was me, I was driving on the wrong side of the road and I couldn't get back over because of the concrete.
"I was lost and I had cars coming at me; I thought I was going to die, I was so scared."
She was slurring her words and continued rambling about her driving, the court heard.
Proud was taken to a police station where she blew a .095 reading - nearly twice the legal alcohol limit.
She told police she downed two glasses of scotch at a friend's house in Campbelltown before driving home.
Proud pleaded guilty to mid-range drink-driving on Tuesday.
The court heard Proud had a prior drink-driving offence but had been upfront and honest with police about her actions and had significant health issues, including needing a stick to help her walk.
Mr Stoddart placed Proud on a good behaviour bond for 12 months and fined her $1000.
She was also disqualified from driving for 10 months.