The man who told police he was "too drunk to drive" had taken his mother's car out because he was upset and needed a cigarette.
Andreas James Manoussos appeared in Whanganui District Court on Wednesday for sentencing after pleading guilty to dangerous driving and driving with excess blood-alcohol.
Manoussos was spotted driving at "high speed" towards the Dublin Street roundabout on October 19 and making no attempt to slow down. He drove straight over the roundabout, becoming briefly airborne, and hit and broke a give way sign.
He was found to have 222mg of alcohol per litre of blood. The limit is 80mg.
When spoken to by police, Manoussos said: "I can't drive, I'm just too drunk to drive" - words that sentencing Judge Chris Sygrove described as "absolutely accurate".