Officers were on patrol on the A270 Old Shoreham Road, Southwick, around 11.56pm on 2 July when they spotted a Renault Megane being driven with two deflated tyres.
They signalled for the vehicle to stop and the driver – identified as Tracey Coles, 48, unemployed, of Kingsland Close, Shoreham – was required to take a roadside breath test, which she failed.
She was arrested, at which point she became aggressive and used a number of expletives directed towards the two arresting officers.