A DRIVER involved in a dangerous police chase between Lochore and Lochgelly said his actions had been a "moment of madness".

Callum Fairgreave, 25, of Montrose Crescent, Lochore, appeared for sentencing at Dunfermline Sheriff Court on Wednesday.

He had previously admitted that on June 16 last year, on the B920 Lochore to Lochgelly, road and elsewhere, he drove dangerously and at excessive speed for the road conditions and repeatedly drove in excess of the speed limits and overtook other vehicles on a blind summit over solid white lines. He also drove without insurance.

Depute Fiscal, Jamie Roy, said police officers spotted Fairgreave driving in the opposite direction at speed.

"They signalled for the car to stop which he didn't," he told the Court.

"He slowed down, mounted the pavement before accelerating and making off at speed.The accused was driving between Lochore and Lochgelly at speeds up to 70mph."

Fairgreave was seen to overtake cars on a blind summit, drive at 35mph in a 20mph zone before the police officers made a decision to use tactical contact and stop the car.

Solicitor, James Moncrieff, said his client accepted this was a serious matter.

"His position is it was a 'moment of madness' on his part," he said.

"He has made a number of very foolish decisions and has to accept his driving was woeful on the day in question. He is aware he is very fortunate he is not before the Court for more serious offences."

Sheriff Alastair Brown told Fairgreave it had been a "course of very bad driving."

He said: "Your route between Lochore and Lochgelly took you past people's homes, schools, shops, pubs. It is a busy area and the road is not a great one.

"It has bends, it has blind bends, it has blind summits and you drove selfishly and idiotically and you put members of the public at risk.

"Not only that but if you had hit somebody, you didn't have insurance to compensate them to provide them with income they would have needed if they had been put off work temporarily, or permanently, because of your selfishness."

He ordered Fairgreaves to do 270 hours of unpaid work within six months and banned him from driving for 22 months.