A drink-driving father has been banned from the roads for five years after he almost crashed into a police car while he had his young daughter in the back of his vehicle.

A police patrol had to brake suddenly after Maciej Olszak's Volkswagen Passat sped out of a side road onto Wellington Road in Hastings, ignoring give way markings, shortly before midday on 13 December.

Olszak then forced a taxi to make an emergency stop by pulling in front of it before officers stopped the Volkswagen.

The 39-year-old had 96 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millitres of his breath - almost three times the 35 microgrammes legal limit. He had already served a ban for drink-driving imposed in 2007 and did not have insurance.

When officers stopped the car they discovered Olszak's three-year-old daughter was sitting on the back seat.

Olszak, of London Road, Hastings, pleaded guilty to drink-driving and driving without insurance when he appeared at Hastings Magistrates' Court on 3 March.

He was banned from driving for five years, given a 14-week suspended prison sentence, ordered to do 200 hours of community service and told to pay £85 costs and an £80 victim surcharge.

Chief Inspector Phil Nicholas, of Surrey and Sussex roads policing unit, said: "We have said time and time again that drink-drivers put not only themselves at risk but anyone that travels with them and anyone else on the roads.

"Olszak's driving was appalling and put his own daughter at considerable risk of being in an accident. Thankfully no one was hurt before Olszak was arrested but his driving could easily have led to a crash.

"If you see someone who you think is drink-driving, tell us so we can get them off the roads before there is an accident."

A total of 104 motorists have now been convicted of offences after being arrested as part of Operation Dragonfly, Sussex Police's December crackdown on drink and drug-driving.

People in Sussex can text officers on 65999 with the details of people they suspect of drink or drug driving or visit www.operationcrackdown.co.uk.

You can also contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.

To keep up to date with officers looking for drink drivers, follow #opdragonfly on Twitter.

If you know someone is driving while over the limit or after taking drugs call 999.