Alexander Johnson, 32, of Piper Street in Bathurst, appeared recently before magistrate Cate Follent in Bathurst Local Court charged with high-range PCA.

Police facts tendered to the court told how he was pulled over by police in the early hours of the morning after leaving his Piper Street home and driving to the McDonald's drive-through on Durham Street.

A McDonald's staff member suspected Johnson might be under the influence of alcohol due to his slurred speech and alerted police.

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Police attended the McDonald's car park and saw Johnson's car in the drive-through. As Johnson began to drive off, police activated their lights and stopped the accused in the car park.

Officers activated their body-worn video cameras and police approached the accused and asked if he had been drinking alcohol.

Johnson told police: "Yes, I've had a few."

Police also noticed that Johnson's speech was slow and slurred. He produced a current NSW driver's licence and submitted to a breath test which returned a positive result.

Johnson was arrested and taken to Bathurst police station where he was submitted to a breath analysis that returned a reading of 0.156, placing him in the high range.

In relation to his alcohol consumption, Johnson told officers said he had been drinking beer and cans of bourbon and cola between 7.30pm and 10.30pm.

His licence was suspended on the spot.

Johnson penned a letter to the court saying he had not counted his drinks properly. He didn't feel he was affected by alcohol and assumed he was all right to drive.

He told the court he hadn't eaten and decided to drive to McDonald's. He apologised for his actions and said he "won't commit an offence like this ever again".

Johnson was convicted, fined $750, disqualified from driving for six months and placed on an interlock order for 24 months.