Shocking footage shows the moment a drunk Maserati driver smashed his £70,000 supercar into a set of traffic lights - right in front of stunned police.<br />The sozzled motorist had been waiting at the junction of Bristol Street and Bristol Road in Birmingham when the crash happened in October last year.<br />Council cameras captured the Maserati Levante pulling off in an attempt to turn right but losing control and ploughing straight into a set of railings.<br />Unluckily for the driver, a police car was also waiting at the junction and promptly breathalysed the owner of the 187mph luxury silver motor.<br />He was found to be twice the legal driving limit and has now been slapped with a 12 month driving ban and £2,190 in fines.<br />WMP Traffic shared the footage on social media and wrote: "This clip shows the dangers of drink driving.<br />"The driver of this Maserati was double the limit when he crashed in front of one of our patrols on Bristol Street, Birmingham and was arrested.<br />"He was found guilty and was banned from driving for a year and fined a total of £2,190."<br />
