Adam O’Connor, 27, from Portadown Road in Lurgan, faced charges of driving with excess alcohol and no insurance at Craigavon Magistrates Court.

Police responded to Lurgan Road in Portadown on March 18 after a report of a vehicle on its roof following a collision with a lamp post.

O’Connor identified himself as the driver. He stated he had gone to a shop to buy a vape and entered the roundabout too fast.

He admitted the car belonged to his sister and lacked insurance. When informed of a breath test, he said he had been drinking and expected to fail.

The evidential breath test showed 60 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, above the legal limit of 35 micrograms.

O’Connor gave full admissions to the charges in his police interview.

His solicitor Philip Reid noted O’Connor lives with his parents and cares full-time for his brother, who has autism, Down’s Syndrome and ADHD.

Reid said O’Connor drove his own car to a local pub, left it there and walked home before taking his sister’s car.

District Judge Michael Ranaghan called the decision stupid and said it would affect O’Connor and possibly his brother.

The judge imposed a 12-month driving ban, a £200 fine and £15 offender levy for the alcohol offence. For no insurance, O’Connor received a concurrent six-month ban and £100 fine.