This one from Scotland. Liam Donaldson was 16 when he stole the car of a “family friend” after boozing with pals.
He lost control in Aberdeen during the early hours, hit a lamp post, went through a garden wall, and smashed into the property of a couple of OAPs. The car stopped next to their bed, in which they were sleeping at the time.
Donaldson did a runner and was tracked down by his DNA on the airbag (so the police must have had him on record already). The list of charges includes:
- stealing a car
- driving without a licence
- driving without insurance
- injuring Mrs Gordon (one of the OAPs)
- damaging property by dangerous driving
- drink-driving
The scumbag has been bailed until January and banned from driving until sentenced.
Update: Scumbag Donaldson avoided jail.
Sheriff William Summers said it was “frankly astonishing” no one had been more seriously injured.
But he said he could see reasons not to sentence the first offender to detention.
He placed him under an 18-month supervision order and ordered him to carry out a total of 260 hours of unpaid work as a direct alternative to custody.
The Scottish legal system isn’t as good as previous cases had led me to believe.