A driver landed himself in the dock after travelling around part of a city with a shattered windscreen.
Stephen McDonnell was spotted by an officer behind the wheel of his Vauxhall Corsa in Newcastle's West End and he soon realised the vehicle was in a dangerous condition. The 59-year-old was pulled over and it was discovered the car's windscreen, pictured, was completely shattered, a court heard.
McDonnell, of Overfield Road, in Kenton, Newcastle, was charged with dangerous driving but pleaded not guilty during a hearing last year and his case was listed for trial last month. McDonnell claimed that the windscreen had smashed while he was driving and he was looking for the nearest and safest place to pull over.
