A former Mrs Russia and heir to the Smirnoff vodka empire was filmed driving through Hyde Park while on her phone by road safety activist “CyclingMikey”, a court was told.
Marinika Smirnova, 40, was in her luxury Porsche near her six-bedroom £4.7million home in Kensington, West London , when she was filmed by YouTuber CyclingMikey .
Smirnoff vodka heiress accused of driving Porsche while three times over legal alcohol limit Tristan Kirk
A Smirnoff vodka heiress is accused of drink driving her Porsche through Kensington at the start of the second coronavirus lockdown.
Marinika Smirnova, 38, was allegedly three times the drink drive limit while at the wheel of the red supercar on November 6.
The alleged incident happened in Palace Gate, South Kensington, near to Hyde Park and close to the socialite’s exclusive £4 million apartment.
Smirnova is the daughter of Soviet gymnast champion, Elena Kolesnikova, and the great niece of Pierre Smirnoff - one of the famous Smirnoff brothers who were official suppliers of Smirnoff Vodka to the Court of Emperor Nicholas II.