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A Bath woman who ran over her fiance while over the drink-drive limit has been found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving.A Bath woman who ran over her fiance while over the drink-drive limit has been found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving.
Caroline Broad, 41, of Twerton, drove a car which hit Christopher Phillips, 40, outside the Full Moon pub in the city.Caroline Broad, 41, of Twerton, drove a car which hit Christopher Phillips, 40, outside the Full Moon pub in the city.
Bristol Crown Court heard the couple had been drinking on the day of the incident and Ms Broad was three-and-a-half times over the legal limit. Bristol Crown Court heard the couple had been drinking on the day of the incident and that Broad was three-and-a-half times over the legal limit.
Ms Broad, of Padfield Terrace, will be sentenced on Wednesday. Broad, of Padfield Terrace, will be sentenced on Wednesday.
A witness had told police she saw Mr Phillips slide off the bonnet of the car and the vehicle then drive onto him. 'Selfish actions'
Ms Broad, who had denied the charge, told police she could not remember the car moving forward. A witness had told police she saw Mr Phillips slide off the bonnet of the car and the vehicle then drive on to him.
Broad, who had denied the charge, told police she could not remember the car moving forward.
Det Sgt Peter Knight, of Avon and Somerset Police, said: "The events of Sunday 17 August 2008 are yet another example of how the selfish and wholly unnecessary actions of a drunken driver can lead to tragic or nasty circumstances."Det Sgt Peter Knight, of Avon and Somerset Police, said: "The events of Sunday 17 August 2008 are yet another example of how the selfish and wholly unnecessary actions of a drunken driver can lead to tragic or nasty circumstances."
He added that Ms Broad "has refused to admit her wrongdoing or face up to the reality of what happened that night". He added that Broad had "refused to admit her wrongdoing or face up to the reality of what happened that night".
Ms Broad and Mr Phillips had lived together for eight years and ran a tiling company together. She and Mr Phillips had lived together for eight years and ran a tiling company together.