A 35-year-old Dunfermline drink-driver was caught after McDonald’s drive-through staff raised concerns with police.
Connor McIntyre, of Fodbank View, was nearly three times over the legal limit on February 27 this year.
Procurator fiscal depute Catherine Stevenson told Dunfermline Sheriff Court police were made aware by staff at the Fife leisure park McDonald’s drive-through of a man suspected to be under the influence.
The car was stopped by police in Sanderling Way.
Officers reported smelling alcohol on the driver and that he was slurring his words.
Defence lawyer David McLaughlin said his client had been drinking the night before and went to bed but later drove to the takeaway.
McIntyre, a roofer, previously pled guilty to the drink-driving charge and appeared in court for sentencing.
Sheriff Peter Anderson banned McIntyre from driving for 16 months and fined him £400.
Bad business
A university student turned to drug dealing and was caught with a haul of cannabis, cocaine and tablets in his flat. Duncan Scott was completing a business degree at Abertay University when he started making money peddling drugs around Dundee.
Banned for a year
An Arbroath woman crashed into her neighbour’s car, drove off then re-entered her street from the other end.
Wendy McAllister was heard scraping another car near her Abbotsford Road home before driving off on January 8 this year.
After failing a roadside breath test while in Arbroath, she refused to provide samples at police headquarters in Dundee.
At Forfar Sheriff Court, the 54-year-old admitted failing to stop at the scene of a crash to provide personal details and to refusing to provide breath samples.
Her solicitor Billy Rennie said his client is a nurse who has been off sick for six months.
“She accepts that drink has been a way of her dealing with mental health issues.
“She hopes that the break she’s had will help her clear her head.”
Sheriff Krista Johnston fined first offender McAllister £245 and banned her from driving for a year.
M90 smash
A Dundee lorry driver ploughed into the back of a car on a Fife motorway as he viewed a map on his phone to find his last drop-off. Gavin Blues had been swerving the HGV between lanes on the M90 and failed to notice slow moving traffic at a junction ahead, before smashing into the car in front.
‘Reprehensible’ rant at mother
A Fife lout must complete unpaid work after threatening to set fire to his mum’s house over a £50 debt.
Brian Robertson appeared at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court to admit acting in a threatening or abusive manner at the property in Provosts Land, Leslie, on May 14 last year.
The 33-year-old, of Dunlin Avenue in Glenrothes, was sentenced to 75 hours of unpaid work.
Fiscal depute Amy Robertson said explained Robertson had been drinking “heavily” with his brother and uncle the night before he visited his mother’s house early in the morning and demanded she repaid him £50.
She told Robertson she only had £30 and he swore at her and told her she didn’t care about him before leaving.
He soon returned but had been locked out and was heard to shout “open the f***ing door.”
He left again and returned at 11am when neighbours heard him stating he would start a fire if he was not allowed in and police were called.
Solicitor David McLauglin said his client had a Valium issue at the time and added: “He’s thoroughly ashamed of himself.
“The way he spoke to his mother was reprehensible.”
Sheriff Mark Thorley said: “This is your mother. She is entitled not to be treated like that.”
Darts disaster
A “peacemaker” who intervened when an Arbroath darts match turned ugly left another punter with a broken knuckle after raining punches on him. Kevin Doyle will be sentenced in June after severely injuring the visiting player in the Milne Memorial Hall at Buick Social Club last summer.
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