Sheriff says drink drive thug 'lucky not to be shot' by armed cops after Holyrood anti-terror bollards crash
Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A sheriff said a drunk driver who crashed into anti-terrorism bollards outside the Scottish Parliament was lucky not to be shot by armed cops.Anthony Oldham was speeding in a souped-up Vauxhall Vectra when he lost control and careered into the steel bollards, wrecking the vehicle.The 26-year-old, who was disqualified from driving at the time, then punched a taxi driver who tried to come to his aid.Police officers caught him hiding in the grounds of a nearby primary school.Oldham appeared via prison video link at Edinburgh Sheriff Court yesterday to admit dangerous driving and assault.Sheriff Donald Corke said "One could have expected him to be shot”