A dangerous driver from Helensburgh has been ordered to pay compensation to two people who ended up in hospital after he crashed.

Douglas Harkin, 35, previously pleaded guilty to causing injury by driving dangerously on the A814, about five minutes outside Helensburgh.

He causing injury by driving at excessive speed, losing control and colliding with another vehicle.

Harkin, of the town's Logie Place, was driving from Cardross towards Helensburgh before the collision with a car travelling in the opposite direction.

After the crash, a witness saw Harkin talking on his mobile phone on speaker. He didn't ask about the welfare of the man and woman in the other car.

When police arrived, they found a significant amount of damage to both vehicles - and Harkin was emptying the contents from his.

Police noted the poor condition of his rear tyres with metal shards exposed.

He told officers: "I go around bends slow because I know my tyres are not the best."

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The injured woman was found to have a bruised lung and collarbone. The man spent three days and two nights in hospital with a suspected fractured spine. He was off work for three weeks.

Harkin returned to Dumbarton Sheriff Court on June 11 for sentencing.

He was put on a community payback order with 18 months of supervision by social workers. He must do 220 hours of unpaid work in the next year.

This was a direct alternative to custody.

Harkin must also pay £400 in compensation to each of his victims. And he is also banned from driving for two years. When that expires, he must sit the extended test before he can get behind the wheel again.