A drink-driver was caught crawling down a busy dual carriageway in Fife at 30mph with his windows down and music blaring.
Stewart Brand was six times the legal limit when he drove along the A92, near Crossgates.
A witness told police she saw him stopping for a pee break at the roadside.
The 38-year-old appeared at Dunfermline Sheriff Court and admitted driving on April 9 this year, with 131 mics of alcohol in his system. The permitted limit is 22 mics.
Staggering on foot
Fiscal depute Rachel Barr said another motorist behind Brand’s car on the M9 motorway saw him “swerving all over the road” and driving at speeds as low as 40mph.
She told the court: “He then witnessed the accused alighting the car and staggering around on foot, and saw him urinate on a grass verge.
“The accused re-entered the vehicle and continued driving in a similar manner.”
The prosecutor said: “Officers were called and they signalled the vehicle to stop. The vehicle was travelling around 30mph and straddling both lanes with loud music and the windows down”.
Police noted Brand had slurred speech, was staggering and smelled of alcohol.
A roadside breath test was carried out before he was taken to the police station.
‘By the grace of God’ no accident happened
Defence lawyer Aime Allan said first offender Brand, of Hillside Terrace in Milton of Campsie, East Dunbartonshire, is “extremely remorseful” to be appearing in court over the matter.
The solicitor said it was “by the grace of God” nothing more serious happened.
Ms Allan said her client has struggled with alcohol dependency and, though he had abstained for 10 years, depression led to alcohol consumption.
The lawyer said Brand has not drank alcohol since the offence and has engaged in rehabilitation services in his local area.
Sheriff Charles Lugton told Brand: “This was a very high reading and clearly a danger to yourself and other road users, and very fortunate an accident did not happen in the circumstances”.
Sheriff Lugton disqualified Brand from driving for 16 months, reduced from 24 months to reflect his early guilty plea.
The sheriff also imposed a structured deferred sentence for four months to give Brand an opportunity to address his issues.
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