Leg crush danger driver’s car chase

A banned driver has admitted leading police on a dangerous high speed chase across Dundee.

Adam McMillan returned to the city’s court just two weeks after being jailed for crushing a police officer with his van.

Dundee Sheriff Court was told previously how the police officer feared he would die as McMillan crushed his leg with the van on January 6 this year.

Repeatedly disqualified McMillan is now awaiting sentencing for other offences which saw him use vehicles while disqualified and uninsured.

In his latest court appearance, McMillan admitted dangerous driving while banned in two incidents.

Police were on patrol at around 3.20pm on January 15 2021 when they noticed an uninsured Ford Focus on Hilltown. Blue lights and sirens were activated.

Prosecutor Joanne Ritchie explained the car continually exceeded the speed limits on various street, moved into the opposite side of the road and caused other motorists to take evasive action. McMillan eventually managed to escape but was identified by his DVLA image.

The car was later found abandoned on Baldovie Terrace.

After McMillan ended up in custody for a separate offence he was arrested in connection with the chase.

He told officers he “didn’t want to get jailed on a weekend for being a disqualified driver”.

Two months later, police recognised McMillan in the driver’s seat of a Volkswagen Passat on Balerno Place, which had been linked to anti-social behaviour.

An officer approached the driver’s side but McMillan quickly reversed, creating a small gap between the Passat and the police car before accelerating hard.

Ms Ritchie added: “The vehicle struck the police vehicle, causing the officer to jump out of the way.

“The accused thereafter continued, at speed, failing to give way at a junction and out of sight.”

McMillan was not pursued due to the manner of his driving.

Yesterday he pled guilty to dangerous driving, while disqualified and uninsured, on January 15 and March 21 2021.

Sheriff John MacRitchie deferred sentence until later this month in order for a solicitor to give mitigation.

Earlier this month, The Tele told how, on January 6 this year in the Ardler area, McMillan manoeuvred his vehicle so a PC became jammed between a van and another vehicle.

The court heard the police officer feared he would be killed as he was crushed. When he was thrown on to the road, McMillan reversed over his leg. He was arrested.

At court, after admitting the offences, sentence was going to be deferred for reports but McMillan demanded that he be jailed there and then and was given a 20-month sentence.

McMillan.