Justice Aslam Zainuddin also maintained the RM13,000 fine and two-year driving disqualification.

In delivering the verdict, he said the conduct of Ng Bee Li, 42, had endangered her life and that of other road users after she drove under the influence of alcohol, causing a collision with a motorcycle.

“When you are intoxicated, you cannot drive. It is dangerous to yourself and others,” he said.

“Not only did you drive after drinking heavily, but you also caused an accident involving a motorcycle. Such behaviour puts lives at risk,” he said.

On April 21, the magistrates’ court had sentenced Ng to one day’s jail, a RM13,000 fine or six months’ jail in default, and disqualified her from holding a driving licence for two years.

She was driving a BMW X1 while her blood alcohol level was recorded at 183mg per 100ml of blood, well above the legal limit of 50mg per 100ml.

The offence occurred at Jalan Genting Klang towards Wangsa Maju at about 10pm on April 20.

Ng had served her one-day jail term but remained in custody after failing to pay the RM13,000 fine.

The High Court later exercised its revisionary powers under Section 323 of the Criminal Procedure Code to review the sentence.

Deputy public prosecutor Nordin Ismail had urged the court to impose a heavier sentence, saying drink driving cases were on the rise and the accused should not have been on the road after consuming alcohol.

Ng, who was unrepresented, appealed for leniency, saying she earned RM2,500 a month as a clerk and could not afford to pay the fine.

She also told the court that the car she was driving was a gift from her former husband and that her pet cat had been left alone at home since her arrest.