A WATER engineer who drove home after watching the recent Old Firm football match in the pub was almost five times the legal alcohol limit, Jedburgh Sheriff Court has been told.

Former soldier Steven Turnbull pleaded guilty to driving with a breath/alcohol count of 104 microgrammes - the legal limit being 22.

Procurator fiscal Graham Fraser said the 33-year-old had watched the Rangers v Celtic game on television and then drove the short distance back to his home in Stonefield Place in Hawick on the evening of April 17.

But on the way he collided with a parked vehicle and his car spun around blocking the road in both directions.

Witnesses said Turnbull appeared to be stunned and unsteady on his feet.

There was extensive damage to both vehicles.

Defence lawyer Ross Dow said his client faced the prospect of losing his job as a result of the conviction.

He said: "His intention was to pick up the car the next again day but he stupidly took a chance."

Turnbull was fined £300 and banned from the road for 18 months.