A man who videoed himself kissing a prison guard has been sentenced to 32 months for his 21st driving while disqualified offence.
Kevin Hogg, 31, was caught speeding behind the wheel of a stolen BMW on the M80 towards Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, on April 21 2023.
Hogg had taken the vehicle a week before and replaced the number plates on it.
After being clocked by police, Hogg raced off at 100 miles per hour in a bid to get away.
He was later found hidden in a garage and arrested when his previous driving record was uncovered.
Hogg hit headlines in 2021 after a video emerged of him kissing HMP Addiewell guard Rachel Wilson in his cell.
He is heard to state: "That's what I wanted" during the 79 second clip which Hogg recorded himself.
Hogg pleaded guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to dangerous driving and driving while disqualified.
He also admitted two car thefts, driving without insurance, failing to stop for police and displaying false number plates.
Sheriff Barry Divers further noted that this was Hogg's seventh driving while disqualified offence in four years.
It was also Hogg's fifth conviction for dangerous driving and his fourth and fifth conviction for stealing cars.
The sheriff disqualified Hogg for 16 years at sentencing.
Hogg will also be under supervision for eight months upon his release from custody.
The court heard that a grey BMW and another BMW were stolen from properties in Glasgow on April 13 and 17 2023.
On April 21 am officer spotted the grey BMW travelling in excess of the 70 limit and followed it.
An alert was sent to other officers to keep tabs on the vehicle and stop it.
Hogg became aware of the police presence and drove on the hard shoulder at speed.
Emergency lights and sirens were activated as Hogg made his way off a slip road towards Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, at 80 miles per hour.
Prosecutor Ross Canning said: "He travelled at speeds of 100 miles per hour and undertook a member of the public."
Hogg went on to crash into a Volvo car causing the front of his vehicle to be badly damaged.
He exited the car and tried to escape on foot before being found in a garage.
Hogg was found with car keys for a BMW, a Vauxhall, a Jaguar as well as a mobile phone.
He provided a negative sample for alcohol but was found to be a disqualified driver.
The car he was driving was discovered as being the grey BMW he had stolen whose number plates were in the boot.
The other stolen car was recovered.
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