A drink driver was spared a jail sentence despite causing serious injury to two women.

Debby Marciniak was more than four times over the drink drive limit when she was involved in a head on crash with a Peugeot.

One of the Peugeot passengers, Rebecca Bannister, suffered a fractured spine and perforated bowel.

Miss Bannister, a promising ladies footballer with the Everton and Wales under 17 teams, lost her place in the teams following the accident.

"It was the worst thing that ever happened to me," she told police in an impact statement.

Marciniak was jailed for two years suspended for two years and banned from driving for five years.