Orange police say they received information in the early hours of May 9 from a staff member at the North Orange fast-food outlet about "a vehicle that had driven through the drive-through loop multiple times".

Officers were also reportedly told that the driver "appeared possibly intoxicated" due to his behaviour.

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Police arrived at the McDonald's at 12.45am, where an employee said the driver was still in the drive-through bay.

When officers approached the Mitsubishi Triton and spoke to the driver, Troy William Curtis, 28, of Hill Street, in West Bathurst, they said "his speech was slurred and there was an intoxicating liquor in his breath".

Curtis was given a roadside breath test, which returned a high-range reading of 0.191.

When the 28-year-old was asked to exit his vehicle, police said he became "combative" towards officers.

After being arrested and taken to Orange Police Station, Curtis admitted that he had consumed a "fair bit" of alcohol, but would not be more specific, police said.

In Orange Local Court, where Curtis appeared in person, his solicitor Rebecca Scott said his actions that night were completely out of character.

According to his references, Curtis was "a very hard working man" who was "thought of highly" by those who knew him.

Ms Scott further added that Curtis' offending had come after his football team's first win of the season at Waratah Sports Club and he had been celebrating afterwards.

His decision to get behind the wheel and drive after drinking was the result of a "horrific lack of judgement" for which he was deeply remorseful, Ms Scott said.

The court heard that Curtis had been working at Cadia Mine at the time of his offence - and his position would cease if he was no longer allowed to drive.

Magistrate David Day said it was clear Curtis "just didn't think" the night he walked out of Waratah's and got in his car after having "much too much" to drink.

Mr Day also observed that Curtis appeared to be a "man of good character" who had no prior convictions.

However, the magistrate said, it wasn't just road trauma victims and their families who suffered - it was also first-responders and those who worked in emergency departments who saw the horrific aftermath of drink-driving over and over again during their working lives.

Curtis was convicted and disqualified from driving for five months, with a mandatory interlock order given for the 24 months thereafter. He was also fined $1100.