A 42-year-old Carterton fencer, convicted of his fourth drink driving offence, was sentenced to 200 hours community work when he appeared in Masterton District Court this week.
Jason Edwards was found to have had a breath alcohol level which was almost double the legal limit.
Sergeant Garry Wilson, prosecuting, said that at about 8.45pm on September 1, Edwards was stopped by police on Chapel St, Masterton, and officers noticed a strong smell of alcohol on him.
He admitted he had been drinking.
A subsequent breath test provided a positive result of 759mcg of alcohol per litre of breath.
