A 'confused' mum who crashed her car at night while unfit through drugs believed she was on the morning school run.

Samantha Egmore crashed her Peugeot into another car in Glenthorne Avenue, Worcester but is expected to argue, through her advocate, that the incident occurred because of the medication she was taking at the time.

Her solicitor, Gary Harper (pictured), says she intends to argue 'special reasons' for not being banned from driving based on this medical evidence.

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The 36-year-old of Glenthorne Avenue, Worcester, admitted driving whilst unfit through drugs on July 15 last year when she appeared before city magistrates on Thursday.

Liz Blacklock, prosecuting, said Egmore's appearance at court followed a 'road traffic collision' with police arriving at the scene just after 9pm to find a crowd around the defendant's car which had 'substantial damage to the front'.

"It had collided with a Vauxhall Astra. One of the pedestrians describes hearing a loud bang which he thought sounded like an explosion, ran out of the house and saw the collision" said Miss Blacklock.

Egmore had to be taken to hospital, the prosecutor said.

Miss Blacklock said of Egmore: "She did present as drowsy and confused. She thought it was the morning. It was night time. Her speech was slurred and she was unsteady on her feet." Egmore, who was identified as the driver at the scene, had no previous convictions. The Crown said they would be requesting costs of £135.

Gary Harper, defending, asked that the case be put off for a special reasons argument against her having a driving disqualification which allows relevant mitigating or extenuating circumstances to be put before the court.

He said the dosage for her medication had changed at the time and Egmore believed it was time for the school run when, in fact, it was the evening. "What has happened is, she wakes up in the evening and gets very confused about what time it is. She believes it's morning" said Mr Harper.

The solicitor asked for unconditional bail on her behalf which was granted by magistrates. The hearing is expected to last an hour and a half.

The case will next be heard at Worcester Magistrates Court on the afternoon of March 18 this year.