Car was stationary in middle of road near airport and Crumlin motorist was three times drink drive limit
Police spotted a car stopped in the middle of a road near Belfast International Airport and the motorist was almost three times the drink drive limit.
It was 11pm on June 20 this year and a front wheel was on an alloy and a tyre at the rear was deflated.
Connor Boyle (31), a software engineer, of The Beeches, Crumlin, has admitted driving with excess alcohol at Airport Road; using a vehicle in a dangerous condition; and absence of R plates.
The defendant had an alcohol in breath reading of 103 - the legal limit is 35.
A defence solicitor said the defendant had given a family member a lift to a pub and had originally intended to leave straight away but stayed on.
Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena, was told the incident was a "shock to himself" and the defendant "keeps on asking himself why he decided to drive later that evening" with alcohol taken.
The defendant said damage to the tyres was caused after a pothole had been struck. He had no record.
District Judge Nigel Broderick said it was a "high reading" and banned the defendant from driving for 16 months and fined him £550.