Drink driver Kazimierz Riegel was caught wearing just his underpants after smashing into cars behind the wheel of a Citroën C4.
The 41-year-old had something of a rude awakening when police arrived to find him more than twice the limit in just his smalls at 1am on July 16.
At Nottingham Magistrates' Court on September 4, the former warehouse worker was sentenced for drink-driving, having no insurance or licence and aggravated vehicle taking.
Prosecutor Wayne Wallis said the Citroën C4 collided with the passenger side of a Ford Transit tipper lorry.
The car ended up embedded in the side of a Volkswagen Golf, the impact pushing it three foot forward into a Kia Ceed.
Witnesses suspected the driver and his passenger were drunk after they got out of the car.
"The driver was identified as only wearing underpants," Mr Wallis told JPs.
"Police arrived and the driver was arrested and interviewed at a police station.
"What he said was it was his day off and he'd been drinking. He was unable to report how much alcohol he drank, possibly four to eight pints, but possibly more.
"He then said he had a sudden impulse to drive the car."
When Riegal, who had no previous convictions, reached Cinderhill Road, Bulwell, he said the car got a puncture and collided with the stationary tipper lorry.
Lindsey Morrison, mitigating, told magistrates how her client waited for police to arrive and, at court, pleaded guilty to the charges at the first opportunity.
He was full of remorse for his actions, although he could not give an explanation as to why he drove, the court heard.
The Citroën C4 belonged to his ex-partner, who he still lives with, even though they split up one month ago. He has three children with his ex-wife in Poland.
At the time of the offences, he was employed in the warehouse at Sports Direct but lost his job due to the emotional consequences of the court proceedings.
Magistrates told Riegal, of Amesbury Circus, Aspley, they hoped they would never see him in the building again.
They banned him from driving for 28 months and gave him an eight-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months.
He was ordered to complete 80 hours of unpaid work and pay a victim surcharge of £80.
