cromag - "Who lent her money, a staff member(somebody she was no doubt quite friendly with) or the hotel?"
Clearly an important?
My view is if the hotel per se lent her the dosh to get more drunk - then whilst it is her fault and she shoulders the vast portion of the blame and responsibility, the hotel is liable for something
Particularly if it can be demonstrated that a. they knew her well and b. they knew she was goingto drive