POLICE found an allegedly intoxicated driver asleep in her parked car on the Esplanade.

They stopped to speak to her just before 2am on Tuesday as she appeared to be sleeping in her car while the engine was still running.

Officers say that her speech was slurred.

The woman was required to provide a sample of saliva for testing, which is said to have produced a positive result.

The 30-year-old female was arrested and now faces prosecution.