A WOMAN who was sent home from work for 'smelling of alcohol' was arrested for being FOUR times over the drink-drive limit after she pulled onto her drive.

Lancashire Road Police posted on social media this morning about the incident in Clitheroe warning people to not drink and drive.

It said: "Driver of this Mini in Clitheroe has been sent home from work smelling of alcohol.

"Driver was stopped as she pulled onto her drive and provided a reading, disgracefully, of 126!

"She has been arrested. #T2TacOps #T2IR #dontdrinkanddrive"

The legal limit for alcohol is 35 micrograms per 100 millilitres of breath.