A drunk who crashed a car three times was told he could have killed someone but responded, “well I didn’t”.

Kevin McCann, 36, appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court last week following the collisions at around 11pm on May 29.

A woman was driving her car on Caledonia Road, in the Southside, when she noticed McCann’s car approaching her from behind at excessive speed.

As she approached a roundabout, McCann tried to overtake her and collided with the side of her vehicle.

He continued driving onto Oaklands Square, where he collided with metal bollards before continuing again and colliding into a street sign, resulting in his vehicle coming to a stop.

The woman followed McCann, parked her car and then got out to observe the damage. She then contacted the police.

Prosecutor Brogan Moffat said: “McCann ran off and several members of the public gave chase, catching up with him a short distance away.

“They grabbed onto the accused and managed to walk him back to his vehicle. The witnesses informed the accused he could have killed someone to which he stated, ‘well I didn’t’.

“He became abusive towards the witnesses and attempted to run off. They took the accused to the ground.

“Police arrived and observed his vehicle and the extensive damage. He was arrested and conveyed to a marked police van.

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“He became verbally abusive towards police, calling one officer a ‘f*****g English b*****d’.

"His behaviour began to escalate and become much more hostile, and due to this he was conveyed to Coatbridge police office.

“During a care questionnaire whilst being processed, he was asked if he had any knocks to the head, and replied ‘well aye, I was just in a car crash’.

“Checks confirmed he was a disqualified driver. He was not formally cautioned and charged due to his extreme level of intoxication.”

The court heard McCann had been at his best friend’s funeral.

His defence solicitor said: “Someone else drove to the funeral. Some sort of altercation broke out which he was not involved in, but he wanted to get away.

“He made the extremely stupid decision to get into a car. He is extremely ashamed and embarrassed.

“He has struggled with alcohol for a number of years. He identifies alcohol as the issue. Since this offence, he has attended his GP and has been referred to a rehabilitation centre. He had previously been clean for five years and a number of factors contributed to his relapse.

“He was extremely distressed about the passing of his friend. He was drinking to excess.”

The lawyer explained his client would comply with any alternative to custody if he was lucky enough to keep his liberty.

It was revealed that a community payback order was recently imposed including 225 hours of unpaid work. McCann had also been disqualified from driving for 22 months.

Sheriff Simone Sweeney deferred sentencing for a restriction of liberty order assessment to be carried out.

McCann will return to court later this month.