A YOUTH who continued to flout a court order for multiple driving offences including crashing his brother's car has finally been locked up.

Josh Booth, of Bute Place, Old Kilpatrick, previously pleaded guilty to driving at more than three times the legal drink limit, without a licence, or insurance.

That offence happened in Dumbarton Road, Clydebank, on April 5, 2020.

After being banned from driving, Booth took to the roads in Bute Place, Duntocher Road and elsewhere. He did so in his brother's car he took without the owner's consent, without insurance and drove dangerously and at excessive speed on the opposing carriageway. He collided with a parked vehicle and caused extensive damage on February 16, 2021.

In July, Sheriff John Hamilton put Booth - who was also listed in court papers with previous addresses in Montrose Street, Clydebank, and Craigielea Road, Duntocher - on a community payback order (CPO).

This included supervision by social workers for a year and 150 hours of unpaid work. He was further banned from driving.

Now aged 18, Booth appeared at Dumbarton Sheriff Court on October 8 and accepted he was already in breach of the CPO.

Despite being repeatedly warned to meet the requirements of the court order and got a dressing down by the sheriff just weeks earlier. Sheriff Hamilton had told Booth he was "acting like a 12-year-old".

But Booth still flouted it and was back up in front of the sheriff.

Booth's own defence solicitor said: “I cannot get to the nub of why he can’t attend at appointments.

“He doesn’t want to go into custody, but he is doing everything to tie my lordship’s hands.

“I don’t think there’s very much I can say here.”

Sheriff John Hamilton agreed and said: “I’m not going to waste my breath anymore.”

The sheriff said he also didn’t understand why Booth was trying to get locked up.

“You have done it - well done,” he said. “I don’t think you’re going to enjoy custody.

“It’s just so disappointing. Your parents must be absolutely devastated by this. I can’t imagine what your mother and father will think of you tonight in Polmont [young offenders institute].”

Sheriff Hamilton revoked the existing CPO and sent Booth to detention for six months.