Post-drinking munchies ended in a drink driving conviction a Nelson man who crashed into a McDonald's garden after a night out.
Nelson labourer Alec Benjamin Breen, 23, pleaded guilty to drink driving and was disqualified from driving for six months in Nelson District Court on Monday.
Lawyer Dave Holloway told the court that on Saturday December 15, Breen and a friend drove to Blenheim for a night out drinking, parking at McDonald's on Freswick Street.
When they returned to McDonald's at around 1am, they decided to skip the queues inside the busy restaurant by going through the drive-through.
When Breen missed the drive-through window and had to reverse, he drove the car into the restaurant garden, alerting staff who called the police.
When police arrived, Breen admitted he had been drinking alcohol. Police recorded a blood alcohol level of 480 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath, almost double the legal limit of 250mcg for drivers aged over 20.
Judge Tony Zohrab noted Breen had a previous history of fines, with more than $5000 outstanding. He fined the labourer $610.