Katie Price given suspended jail term after Sussex drink-driving crash
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TV personality Katie Price has been given a 16-week suspended jail term after admitting drink-driving while disqualified and without insurance following a crash.
The former model was arrested after crashing her car near Partridge Green in West Sussex.
Price, 43, admitted all charges at Crawley Magistrates' Court on 29 September.
She was sentenced at the same court on Wednesday.
District Judge Amanda Kelly, who also handed Price a two-year driving ban, said Price was lucky to not be going to prison.
She described Price's actions as "incredibly selfish" and said she showed "no concern for the lives of others", adding that she "could have easily killed somebody".
Price has already been banned from driving on five separate occasions, with Ms Kelly describing it as "one of the worst driving records I have seen".
Price was also sentenced to 100 hours of unpaid work and 20 sessions of rehabilitation work with probation.
The crash happened on the B2135 near Partridge Green just before 06:20 BST on 28 September, as Price drove to visit a friend.
No other vehicle was involved and Price was taken to hospital.
After being confronted by police at the scene, she was heard saying: "I took drugs, I should not be driving, I admit it all."
The court heard a drugs wipe gave a positive reading for cocaine and a roadside breath test was positive for alcohol.
Price was ordered to pay £213 in costs, with the hearing told she already owes the court £7,358.