Drink-drivers admit crashes

A Rosyth man crashed his car while drink-driving and speeding.

Michael Wright was disqualified from driving and should have been in his house at the time as he was on a courtimposed curfew.

Wright, 21, of Ramsay Place, appeared from custody at Dunfermline, having failed to comply with his community payback sentence for the offences.

He had previously admitted that on April 18 2018, he breached a bail curfew condition to remain in his house during certain times.

He also admitted driving while disqualified on Elgin Street and Grange Road, Dunfermline.

He also drove dangerously at speeds in excess of the 30mph limit, lost control of the vehicle and struck a street sign.

Wright admitted being almost three times over the alcohol limit.

His reading was 139 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood, with the limit being 50 milligrammes.

Defence solicitor Gordon Martin said his client had been jailed for two years for a string of other offences but that this case had been held back. He was then placed on a community payback order with unpaid work and supervision but failed to comply.

Sheriff Alastair Brown called for reports and Wright will be sentenced on September 9.

He was remanded in custody until then.

Another drink-driver appeared at Dunfermline after he crashed into railings on the town’s Shields Road on April 11 and failed to report the accident. Ross Sharp, 35, of Main Street, Kingseat, had 71 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, the legal limit being 22 microgrammes.

Sheriff Charles Macnair called for reports and Sharp will be sentenced on August 27. An interim driving ban was imposed until then.