A quad bike rider has been ordered to pay his pal £1,000 compensation after a high speed crash.
Jordan Reilly was a passenger and suffered serious head injuries in the accident, Hamilton Sheriff Court was told.
Neither Mr Reilly nor driver Patrick Lally was wearing a helmet when they were thrown from the vehicle after it veered out of control.
Lally, 33, of Eastgate, Cambusnethan, admitted driving the quad bike dangerously on various roads in Wishaw on May 6 last year.
The court heard Mr Reilly suffered multiple small bleeds on the brain and a fractured skull.
However, he made a full recovery and appears to have no lasting injuries.
Aga Mathieson, prosecuting, said drivers noticed the quad bike being driven at speed and in an erratic manner around 6.40am.
It overtook a car in Kirk Road and almost crashed at a roundabout.
Lally was struggling to control the vehicle and eventually it “toppled over”.
Ms Mathieson told the court: “The accused and his passenger were thrown on to the carriageway.
“Mr Reilly’s head hit the ground. He was lying motionless and the bike landed on top of him before bouncing on to the road.
“Members of the public attended and called for an ambulance. Mr Reilly regained consciousness and was taken to hospital.”
Defence agent Stephen MacBride said dad of two Lally had been taking Mr Reilly to an area at Ravenscraig where quad biking is popular.
Lally, a joiner in the family firm, has previous convictions for dangerous driving, careless driving and a drink-related driving offence.
But Mr MacBride pointed out: “There is a 10-year gap since his last conviction. Since having family responsibilities, his behaviour has improved.”
Sheriff Colin Dunipace told Lally: “You have an unenviable driving record, but since you hadn’t been in trouble for 10 years I have concluded that I can - just - impose a non-custodial sentence.”
Lally was given a month to pay the compensation and banned from driving for three years.
He will be under supervision for two years, must do 240 hours of unpaid community work and will be tagged for six months, meaning he can’t leave home between 7pm and 7am each day.
The sheriff warned him: “If you breach any of these orders I have in mind a prison sentence of around 18 months.”
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