A driver with only provisional licence drove a six-tonne dumper truck along a major road at rush hour while more than twice the drink-drive limit, a court has heard.
Joseph Kelly was attempting to make his way home to Princes Street in Stirling after a drinking session with his brother in Edinburgh.
He was stopped near Kinross motor services after driving more than 20 miles from the capital.
At Perth Sheriff Court on Thursday the 25-year-old was banned from the road while awaiting reports prior to sentencing.
He admitted on July 4 on roads including the A977 Kinross to Kincardine, he drove the vehicle with no insurance, without a valid licence and with 81mics of alcohol in his system. The legal limit is 35.
Sheriff William Wood deferred sentence on Kelly until next month, handing him a driving ban in the interim.
He said: “This was potentially a very dangerous situation and one for which you have to take responsibility. The fact you were driving a vehicle you were not qualified for was dangerous and is a matter of concern.”
Depute fiscal John Malpas said worried members of the public had called after witnessing the blue and white vehicle being driven up the M90.
He said: “It was 7.30am, police were contacted in relation to the vehicle being driven erratically on the M90 motorway heading north.
“Officers from Kinross attended at 7.50am to search for the vehicle. When they stopped the vehicle and spoke to the accused they detected a strong smell of alcohol on his breath.”
He said the vehicle was a Benford dumper truck weighing six tonnes, which had been hired by a construction company.
Solicitor Frazer McCready, defending, said Kelly had attempted to make his way home after receiving a phone call informing him his child was ill.
He said: “Mr Kelly has never held a full licence. He has a provisional licence but has never sat a test.
“It was his intention to drive home to Stirling as he had received a phone call informing him his child was unwell. He thought it was a good idea (to drive the truck) at the time.”