A widow who injured two officers by crashing into a marked police car admitted she had been drinking and driving.Karen Cannonier, 55, of Chaingate Hill, Devonshire, was arrested following the collision, which took place at around 12.30am on Sunday.Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday that the officers were conducting traffic stops on South Road, in Devonshire, near the junction with Tee Street. At the time of the collision, they were standing in front of the marked police car with its lights flashing.Prosecutor Cindy Clarke said Cannonier was driving east on South Road and, despite the flashing lights, didn’t appear to see the police car.She crashed directly into it, and the impact forced the vehicle forward into the two officers.One officer landed on the car’s windshield before falling to the ground. The second landed on the ground beside the police car, which subsequently rolled over her ankle.Both officers suffered bruising in the collision, while the second also sprained her ankle.The officers went to Cannonier’s car and removed the key from the vehicle while Cannonier stared forward blankly, not acknowledging the officers.She was arrested and taken to Hamilton Police Station and submitted to a breath test, which revealed a lower reading of 211mg of alcohol in 100ml of blood, more than double the legal limit of 80mg.The officers were taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital where they were treated for their injuries and released.Addressing the court on Cannonier’s behalf, Duty Counsel Kamal Worrell said the defendant wished to apologise for the injuries caused to the officers. Referencing a letter written by Cannonier, he said the incident was the result of a series of bad decisions made following the recent death of her husband.Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner fined Cannonier $1,200 and disqualified her from driving for a period of one year.He noted comments made by Puisne Judge Carlisle Greaves at the recent sentencing of drunk driver David Thomas, saying: “Good people exercise bad judgement. Sometimes it can have tragic consequences. Fortunately, the police didn’t die in this case.“The moral of the story is don’t drink and drive. That is the only moral to this. It’s not a question of good people or bad people. Don’t drink and drive.”