Hubbie ran over wife & then told cops ‘I’m p***ed’
Man drives off after seven-hour drinking session
A DRUNK husband deliberately ran his wife over before handing his car keys over to the police and telling them: “I’m p **** d.”
Andrew Pollock, 40, dragged his wife along the road after she threatened to leave him and tried to stop him driving drunk.
Mrs Pollock had her foot inside the car and was holding on to the door when he put the car into reverse and accelerated away from their home.
She was dragged a short distance in front of her horrified friend, before she managed to jump clear of the vehicle as Pollock sped out of sight.
Police were contacted and they were waiting outside the property when Pollock drove back into view. He staggered out of the car and said: “Here’s my keys – I’m p***ed.”
Pollock, of Princes Street, Perth, admitted culpably and recklessly driving his Kia Rio when he knew his wife was partly inside the car in James Street, Alyth, on July 29 this year. He also admitted driving while he was nearly four times over the alcohol limit and acting in a threatening or abusive manner by shouting and swearing at his wife.
Prosecutor Joanne Ritchie told Perth Sheriff Court yesterday that Mrs Pollock’s friend came to visit and the accused left at 4pm to meet friends in the village pub for a sevenhour drinking session before returning home drunk.
She said: “The accused began to scream at her, telling her she was ‘f***ing useless.’ His wife told him she had had enough and no longer wished to engage with him.
“He continued to shout aggressively after she expressed a desire to end the marriage.
“He stated he was leaving and... she noted he was incredibly intoxicated and if he was to drive he would pose a danger to himself and other road users. She placed her foot in the footwell as she leaned in.
“The accused told her to get out of the car. She refused and the accused stated, ‘I’ll just run over you.’
“He placed the vehicle into reverse and accelerated. Because of the way she was positioned half inside the vehicle and leaning against the door, she was dragged a short distance.”
Pollock’s lawyer Billy Somerville said: “The relationship is definitely at an end and is not going to resume.”
Sheriff Keith O’Mahoney fined Pollock £500, banned him from driving for a year, and ordered him to carry out 160 hours unpaid work.