A YOUNG driver has learnt an almost $8000 lesson after getting behind the wheel drunk and crashing into a parked car.

Amelia Ahomana pleaded guilty to charges including careless driving and drink driving when she fronted Mildura Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.

About 9.30pm on May 14 this year, police were called to Boomerang Avenue in Mildura following reports of a crash and the offending drive...