A DRINK-DRIVER had a young child in his car who had not been secured with his seat.

Svetoslav Spasov drove on three motorways when more than three times over the limit and nearly crashed.

He was caught after coming over the Queensferry Crossing into Fife.

Spasov, 38, of Baxter Street, Dundee, appeared in the dock at Dunfermline Sheriff Court accompanied by a translator.

He admitted that on November 27, on the M8 westbound, M9 north and M90 north from Edinburgh over the Queensferry Crossing and elsewhere, he drove a car after consuming excess alcohol.

His reading was 71 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, the limit being 22 microgrammes.

He also admitted he drove the car carelessly under the influence of alcohol, failed to stay in his lane, veered onto the hard shoulder and almost collided with the central reservation and with other road users.

He further admitted he exposed a six-year-old boy to unnecessary suffering or injury to health by allowing him to be unrestrained in a vehicle being driven under the influence of alcohol.

Sheriff Wylie Robertson called for reports and deferred sentencing until January 19.