THIS is the moment a drink-driving moped rider crashed off his vehicle before being caught by police.

Daman Marchant was seen by Hampshire Constabulary officers driving erratically in Southampton in the early hours of August 21.

The 27-year-old was located in Bassett Green Road and as Marchant tried to negotiate a right-hand bend, he lost control and fell off his moped.

He then failed a roadside breath test which revealed he was over the drink-drive limit.

At Southampton Magistrates’ Court, Marchant pleaded guilty to drink-driving and driving without third party insurance.

Marchant, of Whernside Close, Southampton, was sentenced to a community order, disqualified from driving for 23 months and ordered to pay an £85 victim surcharge, £85 costs and a £50 fine.

PC Jonathan Richards, from the Roads Policing Unit, said: “Marchant is extremely lucky that no one was hurt as a result of his reckless decision to drinke and drive.

“We feel it is important to release this footage to show others the real dangers of drink-driving and highlight how different the outcome could have been if another vehicle had been on the road that night.

“It is never worth the risk because the consequences can be fatal and all too often we see first-hand the devastation it can cause.

“I hope that this case shows that drink-driving will never be tolerated and out officers will take action against those who insist on putting their lives at risk.”