It must have seemed like a good idea at some point, but turned out to be anything but for a Maryland man.
The 41-year-old and his wife set out from their home about 1am to buy a packet of cigarettes.
At Wallsend the man rolled his 4WD which ended up on its roof. An off duty policemen was first on the scene and found the driver naked.
The couple was uninjured but the driver was charged with high range drink driving.
