David Peter Gontier, 49, admitted the drink-drive offence when he appeared in the Magistrate’s Court from custody.
The court was told how he had visited the Coop at Les Camps twice that day.
On the first occasion he had bought a bottle of red wine and on the second, fruit juice. A member of staff saw he was unsteady on his feet as he went to his vehicle and drove off, so they called the police.
At 2.10pm a police officer who was looking for the defendant was driving at Les Camps when they saw him travelling in the opposite direction.
The officer turned around and located the defendant in the supermarket car park, where he was partially seated in his vehicle with his feet sticking out.
He identified himself and confirmed he had been driving to the officer who noticed that his eyes were glazed and his speech slurred. After failing a roadside breath test he was arrested. A test in custody identified 133mcg of alcohol per 100ml of his breath when the legal limit is 35.
He had two unrelated matters on his record which were of some age.
Defending, Advocate Sara Mallett said her client had an addiction to alcohol which had become chronic. He would welcome the imposition of a probation order which would give him the help and support he needed, and he was committed to maintaining sobriety. He had lost his accommodation and would now inevitably lose his job which required him to drive.
Judge Gary Perry jailed the defendant for two months and banned him from driving for four years.
A probation order was imposed for one year.
