VICTIM SUFFERED BLEED ON THE BRAIN AFTER RAMMY FUMING BIN ROW DRIVER JAILED FOR 3 YEARS
A raging motorist who lost the plot in a row over wheelie bins then drove at a stranger in a 4x4 was yesterday jailed for three years.
Christopher Barnes, 29, saw red when he spotted Anthony Brown throwing bins at parked cars in Paisley.
Barnes, who was staying at his partner’s Foxbar home, shouted to Mr Brown to “‘p*** off down the street”.
When drunk Mr Brown refused to move away, Barnes jumped into an Audi 4 x 4 and drove at him.
He was found guilty of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
Giving evidence during the trial at the High Court in Glasgow, Barnes said: “There was a lot of noise outside — shouting and banging.
“I saw a man chucking wheelie bins at the parked cars.”
Prosecutors said Barnes ran out and jumped into an Audi 4x4 before going after Mr Brown.
One witness told how she spotted a man “zig-zagging” across the road to get away from a car.
Brown ended up with a nasty head injury after falling in the street during the incident, which took place in Waverley Road and Oliphant Crescent, in January 2018.
Barnes denied chasing Mr Brown, claiming he just meant to ‘have stern words” with him.
Barnes, from Dunure, Ayrshire, added: “I opened the window and told him to ‘p*** off down the street’ as he was disturbing us.”
He claimed he only got in the car to take his dog a walk and said Mr Brown just fell.
An allegation that Barnes struck Brown with the car was deleted from the charge.
Solicitor advocate Gerry Considine said: “This was a spontaneous incident.
“His intention was not to injury, but to confront the complainer about his behaviour.”
Sentencing Barnes, judge Lord Armstrong told him: “You were found guilty of causing serious injury by driving your vehicle dangerously and driving at a dangerous speed.
“Your driving caused Mr Brown to fall and he received a serious head injury, including bleeding on the brain.”
Lord Armstrong also banned Barnes from driving for two years.