A Cambridge drunk driver who was swerving between lanes and slapping herself to stay awake is lucky she didn’t kill someone, a judge said.

The woman, 59, pleaded guilty Wednesday to her second drunk driving charge in six years.

Her actions in June 2024 reminded Justice John Lynch of a case he handled a few months back where a young man killed another driver in a drunken crash.

“The facts really aren’t any different than what we’re dealing with here,” Lynch told the woman. “Getting impaired, getting control of a motor vehicle out on the roadway, swerving.”

“That’s exactly what happened in his case — he swerved, driving a truck right into an SUV and the SUV driver died on the scene,” the judge said.

“That’s what can happen. That’s what I get to watch and listen to all the time. Please d

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