Man caught drink-driving by police at McDonald's drive-through in middle of the night
A man was detected driving whilst unfit in the area of a McDonald's restaurant in Ballymena.
Declan Joseph O'Hara, 40, a plasterer, of Roguery Road near Toomebridge, committed the offence on November 2 this year after police received a report of a suspected drink-driver at 12.20am.
He had been at the drive-though section, and police spoke to him when he drove into a parking bay.
A prosecutor said the defendant's eyes were glazed, his speech was slurred and there was a smell of intoxicating liquor.
"At that point he appeared unsure of his date of birth," a prosecutor told Ballymena Magistrates' Court today.
A defence lawyer said the defendant had been "working late" and had a "couple of drinks" and did not believe he would have been over the limit.
The defendant admitted driving whilst unfit and failing to co-operate with a preliminary breath test.
He was banned from driving for 14 months and was fined £500.