james boase , landlord of the coppa dolla pub in broadhempston , devon had been drinking with a friend in torquay on march 13 .
the 36-year-old publican told torquay magistrates ' court that the last thing he could remember was going to bed at approximately 12.30 am and then awoke beside his car which had been involved in a car crash .
mr boase claimed that he went to bed around 12.30 am and must have been sleep walking .