Jenny Lauren fined in Ireland for being drunk on Delta flight
The niece of fashion designer Ralph Lauren has been charged with being dangerously drunk, threatening and verbally abusive on a New York-bound plane, forcing it to land in Ireland.
The niece of fashion designer Ralph Lauren has been fined €2,000 (HK$21,128) for an "air rage" incident on a New York-bound plane that forced it to land in Ireland.
Jewellery designer Jenny Lauren pleaded guilty yesterday to breaching the peace and being drunk on the Delta Air Lines flight from Barcelona, Spain to New York. The crew made an unscheduled two-hour stop at Shannon, the airport in western Ireland, to remove her.
Defence attorney Sharon Curley told an Irish court that 41-year-old Lauren, who suffers from depression, was embarrassed by her actions which were caused by a reaction to alcohol mixed with medication.
The charges against Lauren included making threats and abusive comments, exhibiting drunkenness severe enough to pose a danger to herself and others and behaving in an obnoxious fashion.
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The Irish law governing "air rage" cases gives wide latitude to the judge to impose sentences ranging from probation to, in cases of hijacking, life in prison.