Don't end up doing this at your Christmas party

An Auckland constable was two times over the legal drink-driving limit when he crashed his future mother-in-law's Porsche while being chased by police.

Alexander Grant pleaded guilty to driving with excess breath alcohol, reckless driving and failing to stop when he appeared in the Auckland District Court yesterday.

The court heard the 31-year-old had been stood down from his job on another matter when he came to the attention of the police on October 17.

Defence lawyer Pete Boylan said Grant had been drinking with a colleague the night before and had had little sleep when he climbed into the Porsche.

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