A garage manager has been banned after drunkenly crashing into five cars as he tried to drive his brawling son home from the pub.
Leslie Amos damaged cars worth around £200,000 – including a Porsche 911 Black Edition – during the hapless bid to take his son Ryan Amos home.
The Peter Vardy body shop repair manager was disqualified from driving for 28 months and ordered to carry out 160 hours’ unpaid work.
Amos, 49, left a trail of destruction before launching bigoted abuse – while his son Ryan, 22, assaulted two people in the street.
Dundee Sheriff Court was told six cars – including the repair boss’s own VW Tiguan – were damaged during the incident on August 7 2021.
Damaged cars
Fiscal depute Lee Corr previously told the court Ryan Amos had been involved in a fracas at the Stag Inn in Falkland and was told to leave.
As he drove off, Leslie Amos hit a Porsche.
On Main Street in nearby Dunshalt he collided with a parked Kia Sportage and then a parked VW Polo, which was pushed into a parked Honda Civic, causing extensive damage to both.
Mr Corr said: “This caused a further collision with another vehicle – a Lexus – causing damage to that.
“The accused’s vehicle came to a stop in the middle of Main Street.”
A local resident took the keys from Amos’ ignition and shut him in the car.
Ryan Amos got out to remonstrate, assaulting the man by pushing him to the ground and trying to punch and push over another man.
When police arrived Leslie Amos said ‘what are you going to do? Arrest me? You’re all f***ing faggots.'”
He refused to carry out a roadside breath test.
Defence agents
Solicitor Danielle Stringer, for the father, said: “Unfortunately, his son got assaulted and he tried to get them both away and this caused events to spiral.
“This will have significant repercussions for him.
“He is extremely embarrassed by his behaviour and is apologetic towards everyone who was shouted at or offended.
“Disqualification will have a significant impact on his employment.”
Leslie Amos, Ladybank Road, Dunshalt, admitted driving carelessly and while unfit through drink or drugs, failing to provide a specimen for analysis, and making homophobic comments.
Ryan Amos, of the same address, admitted two charges of assault and acting in an abusive manner at the pub, refusing to leave, and threatening to burn it down.
His solicitor, Calum Harris, said: “He had far too much to drink… he was probably being rather disruptive.
“His memory of the incident is not great. He is clearly embarrassed by his behaviour.”
Amos Jnr was placed on a structured deferred sentence for three months by Sheriff George Way.
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