A man disqualified for life caught driving dangerously twice was jailed for three years.

Malcolm Hutcheon, 55, was chased by police in Glasgow's Cranhill on October 19, 2023.

He was then caught three months later in another pursuit where he raced off and drove through a red light.

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Hutcheon - who a court heard is banned until 2100 - has a string of previous road traffic convictions.

Hutcheon was jailed for 16 months in 2020 after he drove on three wheels during a police chase when he breached Covid restrictions.

The hearing on Friday was told that Hutcheon took a corner on two wheels in his latest getaway effort.

Hutcheon pleaded guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to two charges of dangerous driving and driving while disqualified.

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The court heard that police initially clocked Hutcheon behind the wheel of a Kia Picanto.

Officers knew that he was a disqualified driver and attempted to stop him but he made off.

Prosecutor Redmond Harris said: "He drove away at speed and went over multiple speed bumps then took a left, failing to stop at the junction."

Police activated blue lights and sirens as Hutcheon mounted a pavement.

Mr Harris added: "He shifted the weight of the vehicle on two wheels at a corner.

"He failed to comply with the direction of travel at the roundabout and then took a right which placed him on the wrong side of potential oncoming traffic."

His driving forced other road users to stop and police later lost sight of the vehicle.

Mr Harris said: "Officers did a national check which found that he was disqualified for life until July 2100."

The hearing was told that Hutcheon was caught on January 4 behind the wheel of a Chevrolet vehicle.

Officers pursued Hutcheon again with blue lights and sirens as he raced off.

Mr Harris stated: "He went on the wrong side of the road and failed to obey a red traffic light."

Officers again lost Hutcheon and later visited the property of the registered keeper who was his brother.

A warrant was granted for Hutcheon who was then arrested.

Neal McShane, defending, said that his client used the vehicle in order to "commit crimes of dishonesty to fund his drug addiction."

Sheriff Tony Kelly disqualified Hutcheon, of Cranhill, for 10 years on top of the prison sentence he imposed.

The sheriff told him: "These were periods of sustained driving which caused a risk to the public a great deal. This must be marked by a period of imprisonment.

"You did not give consideration to others, your only consideration was to get yourself away from the police pursuit."