Kariong: Drink-driving dad Ryan Leslie Miller, 31, done five times over the limit leaving the pub on Christmas Eve

A father of four young kids, including baby twins, blew five times over the limit after driving to the pub on Christmas Eve and getting kicked out for being too drunk, a court has heard.

Ryan Leslie Miller leaving Gosford Local Court after pleading guilty to high range drink-driving after he blew five times the limit when he drove to the pub and was refused service. Picture: NewsLocal

A magistrate has found a young dad was holding the “threads of his life together” anyway he could, trying to juggle full time work, four young children including baby twins and his relationship breakdown, when he drove sozzled to the pub on Christmas Eve.

Ryan Leslie Miller, 31, of Kariong, faced Gosford Local Court on Thursday where he pleaded guilty to one count of high range drink-driving.

The court heard Miller was struggling with alcohol abuse as he dealt with a relationship breakdown involving the mother of his four young children, including baby twins, and had driven to Kariong Tavern about 4.30pm on Christmas Eve.

An agreed set of facts states Miller had two schooners of Carlton Dry before staff refused him service for being too drunk and asked him to leave.

He was captured on CCTV leaving the pub at 5.32pm and getting into his white Toyota Corolla and driving out of the car park.

Miller tried to park at the Kariong Shell service station but drove over a concrete wheel stop and became stuck. (File image)

Two minutes later he turned off Curringa Rd into the Shell Coles Express service station and tried to park but ended up driving over a concrete wheel stop.

A member of the public saw Miller get out of the car and formed the view he was “well intoxicated” and called police.

Christmas cheer — the court heard Miller was sozzled by the time he got to the Kariong Tavern. Picture: NewsLocal

The facts state Miller got back in the car and tried to drive off but his vehicle was stuck.

Police arrived a short time later and he was taken to Gosford Police Station where he returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.248.

He told police he had drunk mineral water and eaten Christmas lunch including chicken, ham and cheese while he had been drinking alcohol.

His solicitor told the court the incident had been a “wake up call” about his drinking and he had started going to Alcoholic Anonymous and was waiting to see a psychologist.

Magistrate Elizabeth Ellis told Miller he was “trying to hold the threads of your life together any way you can” and that she could not guess the stresses he was under at the time.

However she said his reading was “five times over” and he had to be convicted and off the road for some period.

Ms Ellis waved any fine but disqualified him for the minimum six months with a further 24 months on an interlock device.