A 52-year-old man has appeared from custody at Selkirk Sheriff Court and admitted driving while more than three times the legal alcohol limit.
Charles McCallum of Laidlaw Terrace, Hawick, pleaded guilty to driving with a breath/alcohol count of 68 microgrammes - the legal limit being 22 - in Magdala Terrace, Galashiels, and Ettrick Terrace, Selkirk, on Monday evening.
He also admitted having no licence or insurance.
Depute fiscal Erin Illand said concern had been raised at his erratic driving and he had collided with a wall.
She added that police found a third-full bottle of vodka in the footwell of the vehicle when they caught up with it.
Defence lawyer Robert More said his client had a long standing difficulty with alcohol.
Sentence was deferred until July 15 for the production of background reports and an interim driving ban was imposed.
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