Fleeing drink-driver knocked down by taxi

A DRIVER crashed his car after a drink-fuelled row with his girlfriend then ran into the path of a taxi — which knocked him down.

Cameron Campbell smashed his vehicle into a parked van in Dundee’s Lawers Drive.

Both vehicles and the taxi were damaged, and the 25-year-old was also hurt in the incident.

Dundee Sheriff Court heard that Campbell, of Braemar Gardens, had been drinking with his girlfriend on May 13 last year.

The couple had an argument and Campbell stormed out in the early hours of the next day, taking his car and driving off.

Fiscal depute Trina Sinclair said: “The accused was seen driving at speed, turning into Lawers Drive and colliding with a stationary vehicle, causing damage to both vehicles.

“He was then seen to exit the vehicle and run off.”

A witness at a nearby hotel saw Campbell and contacted police.

The incident was also captured on CCTV.

The fiscal continued: “The accused then jumped into the A92 Arbroath Road in front of a taxi being driven by Wilma Webster and ran towards the vehicle, waving his arms.

“Ms Webster took evasive action to avoid a collision by braking sharply but she was not able to brake in time to avoid hitting the accused.

“He lay on the side of the road. She approached him and he said he had hurt his foot.

“He eventually got up and ran off. His trainer was lying in a lane just at the side of the road.”

Police were contacted and Campbell was identified.

Officers later went to his home and noticed he had fresh cuts on his elbow, was limping and had no shoes on.

Campbell admitted driving a car with 73mg of alcohol i n 100ml of blood, exceeding the 50mg limit.

He also admitted careless driving by driving at excessive speed and colliding with a stationary van, causing damage to both vehicles. He further admitted culpably and recklessly running into the path of an oncoming car being driven by Ms Webster, which forced her to take evasive action and to collide with him, causing damage to both vehicles and injury to himself.

Sentence was deferred until July 20 and Campbell was disqualified from driving meantime.

Cameron Campbell, who crashed his car after drinking.