A businessman sank vodka parked up in his Tesla before crashing - on the way to an alcoholics anonymous meeting.
Peter Scott, 52, left his Cheshire home on the afternoon of August 11, driving to a shop.
He bought a bottle of vodka, before parking up and drinking it while 'playing games', prosecutor Nick Smart told Stockport Magistrates' Court.
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Scott then set off for an alcoholics anonymous (AA) meeting, driving along South West Avenue in Bollington.
He then crashed into a parked car.
A resident witnessed the flash motor being driven 'across the road and colliding with a parked car', leaving the 'defendant's vehicle stationary and at an angle', Mr Smart said.
"He approached and knocked on the window of the car but got no response," he added.
The man called police, who arrived to see the car stationary and the engine still running.
An officer 'could smell intoxicants on his breath', Mr Smart said.
Scott was arrested and taken to a station.
A breath test showed he had 131 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35.
Scott told cops he had driven to the shop and bought alcohol before driving to his AA meeting. He said he could remember the collision, but not much more.
Defending, Peter Casson said his client was a man of 'good character' who had never been before the courts before.
Scott was said to have been 'very open with the probation service' and had been struggling with alcohol problems over the past few years, describing himself as a 'functioning alcoholic'.
"He makes no excuses for his behaviour. He knew on the day what he was doing and knew he ran the risk of being over the limit and being before the courts," Mr Casson said.
Since the incident, the court hears Scott has 'tried desperately hard' to find help with his alcohol issues and now attends AA meetings three times a week.
He has also been completely sober since the incident.
The court heard he is a successful businessman, running three businesses, and a father-of-three but that his alcohol problems 'need addressing'.
Scott pleaded guilty to driving a vehicle while above the prescribed alcohol limit.
Sentencing Scott, of South West Avenue, Bollington, to 12 weeks custody suspended for 12 months and disqualifying him from driving for 36 months, magistrate Dominic Stone said the offence was more serious as it took place 'in the afternoon' and that '[he] knew what [he was] doing'.
Mr Stone acknowledged Scott had no previous convictions and a 'clean' driving licence.
"This offence is so serious that only custody is appropriate," Mr Stone added.
