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A horrified mother and daughter watched in shock and disbelief as a drunken man staggered around with his trousers falling down.

The shambling "dodgy guy" undid his trousers and urinated before repeatedly trying to pull his trousers up and finally getting into his car and nearly falling asleep over the steering wheel, a court heard.

Paul Lawrence, 54, of Kings Road, Immingham, admitted using threatening or disorderly behaviour and being in charge of a car while over the drink-drive limit on February 10.

Rachel Scott, prosecuting, told Grimsby magistrates that a mother and daughter had been to bingo and were outside the club at about 9pm.

The mother told her daughter: "There's a dodgy guy standing next to the car."

He faced them near the bingo hall in Pasture Street, Grimsby, and was staggering around, seemingly drunk and unable to walk in a straight line.

He started to undo his trousers, pulled them down below his knees and urinated all over his trousers.

"He pulled his trousers back up while trying to do his belt," said Miss Scott.

"His trousers were falling down three or four times before he managed to pull them up."

Lawrence had a car key fob and was trying to find his car. He tried a few different vehicles before seeing a car's flashing lights and moving towards it.

The two women saw him try to put the keys in the ignition and called staff from the bingo hall. The police were alerted.

Lawrence was sitting in the car resting his head on the steering wheel, seeming to fall asleep.

A breath test revealed he had 104mcg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. The legal limit is 35mcg.

Lawrence had previous convictions for drink-driving.

Vicky Lee, mitigating, said that Lawrence had been drinking in the afternoon and later topped this up with a few more pints.

"His recollection about the incident is somewhat hazy," said Miss Lee.

Lawrence had lost his job driving cars off ferries as a result of the incident, the court heard.

He was given six months' alcohol treatment, five days' rehabilitation, was banned from driving for a year and was ordered to pay £85 costs and a Government-imposed £85 victims' surcharge.

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