Vivian Leigh Pearson pleaded guilty to driving with a mid-range PCA, first and second offence, and driving a motor vehicle while her licence was suspended.

The 40-year-old woman was first stopped on the Goldfields Way in Temora after highway patrol officers detected a car travelling above the 50km/h signposted speed limit at 12.45am on Saturday.

Police stopped the Toyota Tarago and spoke to the driver. Checks revealed that Pearson was a learner driver, but she did not have any L plates on the car and did not have an accompanying supervisor.

She was breath tested at the scene, which returned a positive result, so was issued a court notice and her licence was suspended.

However, officers then saw the same car crash on the Olympic Highway in Wagga about 4.15am on the same day.

Officers spoke Pearson and conducted another breath test, which returned a positive reading.

Her lawyer, Aakash Prasad, said the defendant had decided to drive after receiving a call from a friend who claimed to have been assaulted.

He added that she knew she had made the wrong decision in both respects.

Mr Prasad said Pearson is mother to eight children, with two adults, four in her in care and two in the care of others.

He further explained that she had been a single mother since the age of 24 with no support from friends or family.

"She has had problems with alcohol since the age of 24," Mr Prasad said.

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"Since this incident, she has not been driving ... she has had the car crushed, so there is no temptation."

Mr Prasad said Pearson is in the process of seeking help for an undiagnosed mental health condition.

He asked the court to take into account the 40-year-old mother's need for a licence to "look after herself and her children".

Magistrate Christopher Halburd said concerning the mid-range PCA, Pearson didn't "have the world's worst record, but it's not the best record either".

He added that he understood the primary reason for driving was "altruistic", but it was still a "misguided" decision as she was not allowed to be behind the wheel at all.

Mr Halburd handed down a 12-month community corrections order, alongside an 18-month driving suspension and a $1900 fine.