DAYS after spreading the gospel in Queensland, a boozed-up US evangelist has been nicked by police for going on a wild 110km rampage along the flooded Pacific Highway - at four times the legal blood alcohol limit.

Self-claimed "prophet of God" Jason Hooper downed double shots of whisky in a three-hour drinking binge in Kempsey in NSW, then got behind the wheel of his hire car to drive to Coffs Harbour last Sunday.

Police said he had made it only halfway, to Macksville on the NSW mid-North Coast, when he lost control and crashed into a parked Hyundai. Incredibly the father of three, who recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.206, had clocked 110km despite Macksville being only 50km from Kempsey.

Hooper had preached to gatherings in Brisbane and Maroochydore several days earlier as part of his east coast tour with Hillsong protege Ben Hughes and Pour it Out Ministries.

He is in Australia on a working visa and his behaviour has shocked his worshippers and placed the rest of his tour, including events in Townsville, Tully and Cairns between July 13-21, in jeopardy.

In court last week, the disgraced preacher claimed "God" had forgiven him for his terrible sins. He found a magistrate was also on his side, escaping without a fine.

Looking exhausted, a sheepish Hooper had begged the court for mercy, saying he didn't normally drink and would seek counselling on his return to the US.

"I have spent the last week wrestling night and day with how I could have made such an error in judgment," said the South Carolina preacher, a member of the Morningstar Fellowship Church.

Pleading guilty, Hooper said drinking and driving was completely out of character and prayed for forgiveness.

Magistrate Wayne Evans banned Hooper, who has an international driver's licence, from driving in Australia for three years, allowing him to drive overseas.

Magistrate Evans said Hooper was suffering financial and other pressures.

"He had things weighing on his mind, 'ministerial pressure', and he made a poor decision," Mr Evans said. "He is a person of good character and this was a sobering offence from which he is embarrassed. It was a worrying blood alcohol reading and I accept you (Hooper) are embarrassed, but that is a matter for you."

Hooper was intending to reimburse the Hyundai owner, the magistrate told the court.

A document of police facts revealed Hooper was drinking double shots of "scotch on the rocks" between 11.30am and 2.30pm in Kempsey. He then got in his rented Holden Commodore and attempted to drive to Coffs Harbour. At 4pm, Hooper slammed into a parked Hyundai on the Pacific Highway at Macksville.

Both cars sustained major damage and several shops narrowly escaped having their windows broken by the cars.