An Arbroath man who hit the ton with a baby in his car during an A92 race with a stranger has been warned by a sheriff he may go to jail.
Unemployed Nathan Myles had his licence taken away from him when he appeared at Forfar Sheriff Court today, but final sentencing has been deferred for a social work report because of the seriousness of the offence.
Last week, the court heard how 23-year-old Myles, of Weaver’s Close, and offshore technician Ryan Ross, 22, of Thorter Neuk, Dundee, were clocked at speeds of up to 105 miles an hour as they raced each other and tailgated vehicles on the road between Dundee and Carnoustie on April 26.
Ross was banned from driving for 16 months and fined £1,000 for his part in the dangerous driving incident, which was followed by an unmarked police car in what a sheriff described as “five minutes of madness”.
Myles’s sentencing had been continued until today and his solicitor, Ian Flynn said his client realised he was in serious trouble given previous comments by the sheriff about the fact that he was carrying another passenger and an 18-month-old child in his Audi at the time he sped alongside the powerful BMW Ross was driving.
Sheriff Murray told Myles: “The first thing in the meantime is that I will disqualify you from driving ad interim and I am going to obtain a report.
“Any person who drives with young children in their car in the manner you did faces imprisonment.”
The case will call again on October 16.