Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Teenager ‘threw bottle at police’
A TEENAGER has been accused of throwing a glass bottle at two police officers in their car while it was moving.
Fraser Henderson, 19, of Charlotte Close, allegedly caused the driver of the police car to swerve to avoid being struck with the bottle.
Henderson denied at Dundee Sheriff Court that on November 18 last year, at Laird Street, he culpably and recklessly threw a glass bottle at the vehicle.
The car was being driven by PC Scott Davie and it allegedly caused him to take evasive action to the danger of the officer and his passenger, PC Ross Hunter, along with other road users.
Henderson further denied that on the same date at Laird Street and at Dundee Police HQ in West Bell Street, he behaved in a threatening or abusive manner likely to cause fear or alarm.
He allegedly shouted, swore and acted in an aggressive manner and resisted, obstructed or hindered PCs Hunter and Davie, then in the execution of their duty. He further allegedly struggled violently and refused to allow his photograph or fingerprints to be taken.
Sheriff Linda Smith set his trial date for May 18, w ith an intermediate diet on April 26.
CALVIN Burnett, 19, of Salton Crescent, is accused of leading police on a high-speed chase and driving through a pedestrian crossing at speed when a person was using the crossing.
He denies that on August 9 last year on Drumgeith Road and Arbroath Road and roads in between, he repeatedly drove dangerously and at excessive speeds.
The charge further alleges that he failed to stop when signalled to do so by police, repeatedly overtook vehicles into the face of oncoming traffic, causing them to take evasive action to avoid a collision.
He also allegedly overtook other cars from the inside lane and from the exit of a roundabout with no view of oncoming traffic and drove through a pedestrian crossing at speed while a pedestrian was using it.
He then allegedly overtook on a bend in the road, all while driving at excessive speeds.
Burnett also denies, on the same date on various roads in Whitfield, Douglas and also Arbroath Road, driving while disqualified and without insurance.
His trial was fixed for May 16 with an intermediate diet on April 26.