Brandon Riggs also was ordered to pay a $750 victim impact surcharge, and was prohibited from getting behind the wheel for 12 months for what Ontario Court Justice Romuald Kwolek described as "horrendous facts."
The 19-year-old pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle with a blood-alcohol level exceeding 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood in connection with the Sept. 26 incident.
The court heard city police were dispatched to the 300 block of MacDonald Avenue at 11:34 p.m. after receiving a report of a single-vehicle collision that sheared off the pole from the ground and left it hanging on the power lines.
Officers found a truck in the yard of a residence and spoke to the driver.
The accused's speech was slow and slurred, he had a strong odour of alcohol on his breath, his walk was "slow and deliberate," he tilted to right and had a problem with his balance, prosecutor Robert Skeggs said.
A neighbour told police he heard a loud noise, and saw a young man, who appeared to be disoriented, get out of the vehicle and walk towards the pole, the assistant Crown attorney said.
Riggs' breath tests revealed two readings of 210 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.
The sentence was a joint Crown and defence submission.
Defence lawyer Wayne Chorney told the court his client, who has no prior criminal record, was very co-operative with investigators.
He also noted the aggravating factors — the damage Riggs caused to municipal property and the vehicle, the high readings, and the demonstrable signs of impairment.
"It will never happen again," Riggs told the judge. "It shouldn't have happened in the first place."
When he imposed the sentence, Kwolek noted the "over 200" readings and that the young man had not only put himself, but others, in danger.
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