A drink driver was found by police in his car with a can of Stella in his hand after he was boxed in by a concerned lorry driver, a court heard.
The truck driver called 999 stating a vehicle he was following almost hit other vehicles before it pulled in at Euro Garage, A1 Great North Road, North Muskham, on April 23 this year.
The caller blocked Vaclav Buchla's vehicle in and described the driver as being "out of his face" and unable to stand up and the defendant had "a wee" in front of his vehicle.
Nottingham Magistrates' Court heard Buchla, 41, of Old Hexthorpe, Hexthorpe, Doncaster, got back in his vehicle and moved it forward into a bush.
Officers arrived and saw him slouched on the driver's side holding a can of Stella Artois lager and the car key was in the ignition.
He pleaded guilty to drink-driving with 101 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, over the limit of 35. He was sentenced on on Thursday (April 29),
He also admitted possession of a small amount of cannabis.
The court heard the reason he started drinking was after his wife told him about a health matter and she was sick of the way be was behaving and he was upset about this.
The vehicle was consequently sold by his wife for £1,000.
He has since stopped smoking cannabis and drinking four cans everyday.
He asked District Judge Leo Pyle: "Give me a chance".
The judge told him he would, but added: "You have to understand you are driving a motor vehicle on the road. You are driving that motor vehicle well in excess of two and a half times over the legal limit and you were driving it on one of the busiest roads in the country".
Buchla was fined £80 for possessing cannabis, given a 12-month community order for drink-driving, up to 20 rehabilitation activity days and a two-year driving ban. He has to pay prosecution of costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £90.
