A tanked-up Paisley man dangerously drove his motor at “excessive speed” before crashing into a bollard, a wall and a parked car.
Anthony McDermott was in control of an Audi A5 – with no front driver-side wheel – causing the vehicle’s axel to be exposed on October 10, on roads in Glasgow and Paisley. McDermott, of Iona Drive, admitted at Paisley Sheriff Court that he drove his car dangerously by “repeatedly” travelling at excessive speed and colliding with a bollard, causing it damage.
The 40-year-old drove the wrong way down a one-way street and crashed with a stationary car, causing it damage, and then collided with a wall which was also damaged. McDermott, who also admitted he was “unfit to drive through drink or drugs” blasted his car through Glasgow’s Springfield Quay and Paisley Road West as well as Paisley’s Darvel Crescent.
Danger driver McDermott also admitted failing to stop and provide his name, address and vehicle details to the owner of the stationary vehicle he crashed into.
When cops arrested the thug, he caused “fear or alarm” while en route to Helen Street police station by shouting, swearing, uttering threats of violence, uttering offensive comments and behaving in an aggressive manner.
And while at the police station, McDermott, without reasonable excuse, failed to provide two specimens of breath for analysis by officers to ascertain his ability to drive, or the proportion of alcohol in his breath at the time of his dangerous driving.
Procurator fiscal depute Karen Yuill made a motion for forfeiture of the vehicle. Defence agent Sam Anderson told the court the car was currently in McDermott’s driveway and wasn’t “drivable”.
Sheriff Sukhwinder Gill told the court McDermott had 13 previous convictions and, due to this, deferred sentence to call for a criminal justice social work report and a restriction of liberty order assessment until November 21.
Consideration of forfeiture of the vehicle was deferred until the same day and McDermott was banned from driving in the interim period and released on bail meantime.
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