A 32-year-old man is behind bars after a committing a series of road traffic offences including dangerous driving and being almost three times over the alcohol limit.

Mohammed Khalid, 32, of Brucefield Terrace, Lumphinnans, appeared at Dunfermline Sheriff Court and was remanded in custody after admitting a catalogue of crimes.

He failed to appear at Dunfermline Sheriff Court on September 8 and 15 last year.

He also admitted that on May 11 last year at Dunfermline police station he was in possession of a controlled drug, cocaine.

On January 26 last year at Main Street, Lochgelly, he failed to comply with a roadside breath test.

Then at Dunfermline police station he again failed to provide breath samples.

That same day, in Oriel Road, Kirkcaldy, the A92 towards Lochgelly, Main Street, Lochgelly and elsewhere, he drove a car dangerously, failed to maintain control, failed to keep lane discipline, repeatedly swerved sharply between lanes and repeatedly braked sharply when impaired through alcohol or drugs.

On June 13, 2021, in Halbeath Road, Dunfermline, he drove a car after consuming excess alcohol. His reading was 60 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, the limit being 22 microgrammes.

He also failed to comply with a preliminary roadside breath-test in Halbeath Road that day.

Khalid, who was representing himself, said: “I was going through a bad patch at the time but now I’ve got my life back on track.”

Sheriff Charles Macnair called for reports and Khalid was remanded in custody until sentencing on May 17.