Alan Carr’s husband was imprisoned after he got drunk into a police car

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Paul Drayton exceeded the legal limit four times (Photos: PA)

Alan Carr’s estranged husband, Paul Drayton, has been jailed after he ran drunk to a police car with a breathalyzer labeled “Out of Range”.

Just days after Alan confirmed his separation from his partner of 13 years, the court heard that 50-year-old Drayton was “betting on other people’s lives” when he got behind the wheel while the legal limit was several times.

He was seen swerving from side to side as police chased him near his home in West Sussex in October last year.

The judge told Drayton that he was “pained by death.”

He appeared in Brighton Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday after pleading guilty to one count of driving a motor vehicle when the alcohol level was above the limit at a previous hearing.

The court heard how the concerned public called the police on 9 October last year, when they saw Drayton driving in Broadbridge Heath, West Sussex just before 3pm.

Drayton was sentenced to 14 weeks in prison (Photo: Palestinian Authority)

Prosecutor Susan Soros said officers tracked him down and saw his car “swerving from side to side”.

Suspecting he had exceeded his alcohol limit, they signaled Drayton to stop and he complied.

“The defendant went back to the police car,” Ms Soros said.

Then Drayton surrounded the other police cars to prevent him from escaping.

The breath alcohol test returned a reading of 153 micrograms in 100 milliliters of breath — four times the legal limit.

Drayton and Alan split after 13 years or marriage (Image: GETTY)

John Day, who represents Drayton, said he was having a “perfect storm in his life” when he was behind the wheel that day.

He told the court he was dealing with alcohol and mental health issues and had to have brain surgery and was injured when he fell off a horse.

Mr Day added: “And the last straw, as is now well documented, is his private life as well.

“His partner of about 13 or 14 years – that relationship broke down, in part because of Mr. Drayton’s problems with alcohol.”

He said Drayton is “totally terrified” of going to prison.

In sentencing him, District Judge Amanda Kelly acknowledged his alcohol issues and the impact of his marriage breakdown on him.

But she continued: You were crippling death when I was behind the wheel in that state.

You weren’t just gambling with your life, you were gambling with the lives of others.

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“You could have killed or seriously injured another person’s child, partner or friend.”

The judge said the breath alcohol test reading was “a reading so high that it’s out of range.”

Drayton was imprisoned for 14 weeks and banned from driving for three years.

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