A 61-year-old drink-driver, Jon Sigurdor Magnusson, has been banned from driving for five years and given a suspended sentence.
Magnusson was found to be more than three and a half times the limit, blowing a reading of 124, after his pick-up truck nearly collided with another vehicle.
A witness reported that Magnusson was staggering and struggling to walk after getting out of the truck.
The incident occurred on August 24, when Magnusson was driving a Volkswagen Amarok pick-up truck down St Barnabas Hill.
Author's summary: Drink-driver banned for 5 years.