A mother who managed to avoid drink drive charges, despite being found slumped in her parked car while nine times over the limit, has blamed the stresses of motherhood and her marriage breakdown for making her so tired.

Mother-of-two Susan Lung, 42, blew 0.445 in a roadside breath test, reportedly one of the highest recorded cases in New South Wales. However, thanks to a “freak set of circumstances,” she’s dodged any charges and can still drive, the Daily Telegraph reported recently.

Now, she’s broken her silence to slam claims she’s an alcoholic, insisting she didn’t drive after drinking, in a first person chat with Channel 9’s 60 Minutes – set to air on Sunday night.

“It’s not illegal to sit in your car and drink,” she told presenter Alison Langdon. “Working full-time, doing the kids (and) never having a day off is hard.”