A former squaddie who upped his alcohol intake to deal with a succession of family and friend deaths drove dangerously at up to 100mph while drunk.
Shaun Kenney, 47, veered his Ford Focus across the dual carriageway A19 as he travelled around 20 miles from Cramlington to Sunderland.
Kenney, of Quin Square, South Hetton, Durham, drove at high speed within feet of the rear of a heavy goods tanker.
