A bowel cancer sufferer got behind the wheel while almost three times the limit after his colostomy bag burst while in the pub.
Thomas Foster was on a night out with friends in Dundee when the bag ruptured.
Panicked Foster tried and failed to get a taxi and “in his anxiety” got behind the wheel.
Police pulled him over on the Kingsway, and a blood sample revealed he had 229 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood almost three times the drink-driving limit.
Foster, 29, of Helmsdale Avenue, Dundee, pleaded guilty to a drink-driving charge.
Jim Laverty, defending, said: “This is an unusual case. He had gone out without the intention of driving and was to leave his car where he was socialising.
“He suffers from bowel cancer and his colostomy bag burst and he panicked.
“He tried to get home in a taxi but failed and in his anxiety and concern he took the decision to drive, which he completely and utterly regrets.
“He’s still receiving treatment for cancer now and another tumour has been discovered. There will be more invasive surgery in the coming months.
“The loss of his licence will have a dramatic effect on his family.”
Sheriff Tom Hughes banned Foster from driving for two years and fined him £400.
He said: “The reading in this case was high.”