A woman has been disqualified from driving after a heart-stopping near-miss between her car and two trucks went viral on social media.
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The NSW Riverina woman pleaded guilty in a letter to Wagga Wagga Local Court on Wednesday, as COVID-19 restrictions prevented her from being there in person.
The 52-year-old from Rosewood had been charged with drive recklessly or furiously at a speed or manner dangerous.
On June 29, dashcam footage captured by two trucks showed a silver-coloured 4WD overtaking one of the heavy vehicles and almost causing a head-on collision with the other.
Court documents reveal that the woman called police to hand herself in after seeing the footage in the media.
On July 3, police went to her home in Rosewood and asked her about the incident.
The woman informed officers she travelled on the road a "fair bit" and had a 70-year-old client with her in the car on this occasion.
She said she pulled out because she had not realised there was a bend in the road.
"I made a choice to get around that truck because I couldn't see off the edge of the road, and all I could see was his trailer," the woman said.
"So I just (indicated she took off with her right hand) it was the only thing that I could think to do."
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The woman said she did not see the other truck until she was three quarters along the one she was overtaking. Both trucks moved out of their driving lines to avoid a crash.
Magistrate Christopher Halburd said character referees spoke of the woman in "glowing terms", noting that she had "absolutely no criminal record at all".
"She is a person of good character indeed ... who made an error," Magistrate Halburd said.
"It's an error that could have resulted in tragedy, and she acknowledged as much in the written plea."
Magistrate Halburd said the professionalism of both truck drivers in managing the situation was to be commended.
"They both had to take evasive action, one leaving a skid mark in excess of 100 metres," he said.
It was also noted there were no double lines due to the section of the road recently being resealed.
"The defendant is entitled to the full discount for the plea of guilty, and she is clearly remorseful," Magistrate Halburd said.
"She was employed with a home care company at the time of this incident.
"She said she loved her job, loved her community. [The letter states] 'without a licence I was unable to fulfil the duties of the job'."
Magistrate Halburd said taking into her account her clean record and early plea she would be fined $500 and disqualified from driving for 12 months.