News / Jailed and banned for life
A SHETLAND labourer was jailed for eight months and banned from driving for life after crashing into a car while speeding on the wrong side of the road when more than twice the legal limit for alcohol.
Thirty year old Stuart Duncan, of 56 Kalliness, Weisdale, admitted five charges when he appeared from custody at Lerwick Sheriff Court.
As well as taking a car from Kalliness without the owner’s permission, he admitted driving while disqualified, driving without insurance, driving dangerously at grossly excessive speed on the wrong side of the road and driving under the influence of alcohol.
Duncan was arrested on Sunday afternoon after police were called to an accident on the main A971 road 1.5 miles south of the Kalliness estate. He was breathalysed and taken to Lerwick police station where he spent the night.
The court heard that Duncan already had several driving convictions, including five for being over the limit.
Sheriff Graeme Napier handed down four separate jail sentences for the various offences, ranging from four months to eight months, but said they could all be served concurrently.
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