A MAN who admitted crashing his car through careless driving is awaiting sentencing.

Paul Reid, of Sunningdale Square, Pennyburn, caused his car to overturn on the opposite carriageway of the A78 between the Warrix and Newhouse Interchanges on November 9 last year.

Kilmarnock Sheriff Court heard in February how the incident occurred on the southbound carriage underneath a footbridge.

At around 7.30pm, Reid’s car collided with a barrier which protects the footbridge.

It was revealed that the car ripped off around 14 metres of the barrier including the ground support.

As a result of the crash, the 49-year-old was trapped within his car after turning over. Police attended and found the car stationary with Reid still in his seat.

However, the officers noticed Reid had deep lacerations to both wrists.

Police noticed the serious damage to the barrier with road markings suggesting that the car had crashed at a considerable speed.

They also observed a large amount of blood within and on the door of the car. Police believed that Reid had been in the car for some time before driving off but were unsure as to whether he had crashed into the barrier deliberately or had been rendered unconscious due to the blood loss.

Reid was not cautioned and charged but was taken to Crosshouse Hospital where staff described the injuries as “significant” but were non-life threatening.

After previously pleading guilty, Reid returned to Kilmarnock Sheriff Court last week after the production of social work reports.

Presiding Sheriff Brian Murphy previously disqualified Reid from driving until his appearance at court last week in the interest of public safety.

Defence solicitor Peter Murray had told the court how Reid is a married man in full-time employment with the Royal Mail earning approximately £2,000 per month.

He revealed that Reid has driven since the incident without any repeat and there are no ongoing concerns.

But Sheriff Murphy disagreed and said at the time: “My concerns are about the safety of the public due to his driving.” Defending Reid last week, principal solicitor Jim Irvine stated that Reid is required to drive as he holds a senior position with Royal Mail and has worked there for 27 years.

Mr Irvine insisted that Reid’s job requires him to drive between Glasgow and Leeds and had clocked up over 35,000 miles last year.

Sheriff Murphy was persuaded to lift the disqualification and instead endorse nine penalty points on Reid’s licence.

However, Reid will have to wait until June for his sentence after being placed on a structured deferred sentence.