Moment drink-driver with golden retriever in the back seat narrowly avoids smashing into other cars on M5 - before police find him FOUR times over alcohol limit

This is the moment a drink-driver with a dog in the car narrowly avoids smashing into other cars while veering across lanes on the M5. 

Bryan Househam, 69, recorded a roadside breath test reading of 142 after police tracked him down to a motorway service station on Sunday, September 13. 

Shocking dashcam footage showed his Toyota RAV4 swerving between the hard shoulder and lane two of the M5 between junctions 13 and 14 earlier that afternoon. 

A concerned motorist eventually reported Househam, from Lincoln, to Avon and Somerset Police, which found him parked at the nearby Michaelwood Services with a golden retriever in his back seat shortly before 3pm. 

Househam smelt of alcohol and was ordered to complete a breathalyser test - with the motorist providing a sample of 142 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of breath. The legal limit is 35 micrograms. 

'You've blown 142, sir,' an officer is heard saying in the footage as Househam, clad in a striped polo shirt, removes the breathalyser from his mouth. 

'You've failed the roadside breath test.'

Househam's dog was subsequently picked up by a family member as he was arrested on suspicion of driving while over the prescribed limit.  

While in custody, the motorist recorded a second breath test of 100 micrograms of alcohol - still 65 above the legal limit. 

He was later charged and appeared in court on Wednesday, October 8, where he was disqualified from driving for 23 months and ordered to pay a fine of £2,885.

PC Jack Keane of Avon and Somerset Police said: 'This case highlights the importance of members of the public reporting concerns about the standard of someone's driving.

'The information provided enabled officers to quickly locate the vehicle and take positive action. Driving under the influence of alcohol puts not only the driver at risk, but also other road users and passengers.'