A drugs offender has walked free despite his third conviction for being involved in the supply of cannabis.
Ryan Martin was fined £2900 and faces a 10-month curfew, but a sheriff decided not to jail him after hearing he has "turned his life around".
Hamilton Sheriff Court heard that Martin, who had cannabis in his car, fled from police and clocked 90 miles an hour in built-up areas.
The 31-year-old kept going despite bursting a tyre when his Audi 4 hit the kerb.
Martin then rammed a police vehicle before his car crashed into a garden fence.
Martin, of Chrighton Green, Tannochside, admitted driving dangerously and failing to take a drug test after the chase on May 17, 2020.
He also admitted being concerned in the supply of cannabis in Blairholm Drive, Bellshill, and at his then home in Blairhill Street, Coatbridge.
Last year he avoided a jail sentence after cannabis worth £20,000 was seized from the Blairhill Street address in May 2019.
Martin was on bail for that offence when he realised police officers were tailing him on the M73 near Baillieston around 9pm.
He sped off on the A89 towards Bargeddie then to Tannochside, Viewpark and Bellshill, clocking more than 90 miles an hour.
He overtook vehicles on blind bends and went the wrong way on roundabouts, causing other drivers to swerve to avoid him.
The chase ended when he hit a fence in Blairholm Drive.
Police found £2900 and cannabis worth £450 in the Audi. Another £1135 in cash was seized from his Coatbridge home.
Defence agent Stephen Dryden said Martin had been addicted to cannabis, but stressed:
"The man who appears in court today is a different person from the one who committed these offences.
"He has since met his current partner and they are expecting their first child.
"He is in full time employment as an electrician and there is a glowing reference that states he is a crucial member of the business.
"His offending is something he has put behind him."
Martin's first conviction was in 2016 and was also for being concerned in the supply of cannabis. He was given a 12-month supervision order in that case.
Passing sentence this week, Sheriff Alasdair MacFadyen told him: "It's been said that your life has turned around.
"On a margin I'm persuaded, because of the positive factors in your life, that custody is not the only reasonable disposal."
Martin will be confined to his home between 8pm and 8am each day for 10 months under an electronic tagging order.
He was fined £2,900 and must also carry out 270 hours of unpaid community work.
The sheriff banned him from driving for five years and ordered confiscation of the money seized from his car and home.
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