A man who drove into oncoming traffic and the wrong way around a roundabout with three children in his vehicle while trying to escape police was told he could face jail.
William McPhee, 23, formerly of Fife and currently c/o Balgowan Avenue, Dundee, admitted four driving charges when he appeared at the city’s sheriff court.
He admitted failing to stop, driving at excessive speed, on the opposing carriageway forcing other vehicles to take evasive action to avoid a collision, mounting the kerb in a grassy area and going the wrong way around a roundabout on September 24.
He did all this as the holder of an expired licence and without insurance.
The court heard at 9.10am police had spotted his car in Dens Road but when they tried to stop him to carry out document checks he sped away.
Depute fiscal Vicky Bell said McPhee speed away from police and travelled on the wrong side of the road, causing other vehicles to move out of the way.
He continued to drive in an erratic manner up Tannadice Street and later mounted the kerb on a grassy area to get around other cars.
He turned into Clepington Road where he again moved on to the other side to of the road to overtake vehicles, causing the oncoming traffic to take evasive action.
He then raced across a roundabout the wrong way, again causing other vehicles to avoid collision.
While doing this, he was spotted by another police vehicle, which turned on its sirens and again he sped away and was temporarily lost from sight before police traced him and saw a female passenger and three children getting out of the vehicle.
The court also heard that, although it was not possible to say if the children had been wearing seatbelts during the incident there were no child seats in the car.
Sheriff Tom Hughes deferred sentence while reports are prepared and agreed to grant McPhee bail until January 9.
He told McPhee: “You are looking at a potential for a jail sentence and you are very lucky you are getting bail.”
He has been disqualified from driving in the meantime and is also subject to a curfew from 7pm to 7am until his next court appearance.