Court gives repeat drink-driver 90 days and lifetime ban
Wednesday 11th November 2026 on 11:15 in
Iceland
A woman has been sentenced to 90 days in prison and banned from driving for life after repeatedly driving under the influence and driving while disqualified, mbl.is reported. In one of the two cases, she was also under the influence of cocaine and ran from police.
The Reykjanes District Court handed down the sentence on 6 November. The woman fully admitted the offences and asked for the most lenient sentence allowed by law.
Ran from police
The first offence took place on 17 May, when she drove along Flatahraun and Sléttahraun in Hafnarfjörður while disqualified and under the influence of alcohol and cocaine. Her blood alcohol level measured 1.71 per mille. After parking beside a house on Sléttahraun, she ran away and ignored police orders to stop. She was also convicted of violating the Police Act.
The second offence took place on 22 August, when she drove from Flatahraun to Langeyrarvegur in Hafnarfjörður. She was still disqualified, and her blood alcohol level measured 1.48 per mille.
Earlier penalties had not deterred her
The woman had previously received three fines for traffic offences. In 2022, she was fined 180,000 krónur for driving without a valid licence and under the influence of alcohol. The following year, she was fined 360,000 krónur for drink-driving and driving while disqualified. In 2025, she received a 200,000-króna fine for driving while disqualified.
In determining the sentence, the court considered her criminal record. She was also ordered to pay nearly 297,000 krónur in court costs.