A 20-year-old man has been disqualified from driving and fined over £1,000 for a series of driving offences.

At Monday's sitting of Enniskillen Magistrates Court, Dallon Millar, of Kilmacormick Avenue, Enniskillen, appeared via videolink from Hydebank Prison.

He was charged with failing to stop for police and dangerous driving on February 13, 2019 and for having no driving licence, insurance and again for failing to stop for police on August 4, 2018.

The court heard on August 4, police in the Rosslea area saw a Volkswagen Bora pull out on to the village Main Street. Officers recognised Millar as the driver and knew he had previous driving offences.

They made after him signalling him to stop, however the 20 year old sharply increased his speed and made off in the directions of the Monaghan Road eventually crossing the Border into the Republic of Ireland.

Millar was arrested on March 18, 2020 for the offences of no driving licence, no insurance and failing to stop. During interview he wore his jumper over his head and refused to answer questions, intermittently saying "not guilty".

On February 13, 2019 a police patrol on the Derrylin Road, Enniskillen were passing the junction with the Inishmore Road when they observed a Volkswagen Golf waiting to turn towards Derrylin. Officers recognised the defendant along with a female passenger.

The car followed the police car at a distance before turning off onto another road. Attempts were made by police to locate the vehicle and when they did the car overtook another vehicle before avoiding a stinger laid out by police on towards Derrylin.

Police did speak to the owner of a garage where a tyre had been brought in for repair and had spokes from the police stinger lodged in it. Millar was never interviewed about the incident.

Stephen Mooney, Millar's barrister told the court that the mitigating factor for both cases was that his client pleaded guilty across the board, describing them as "pragmatic pleas".

Mr. Mooney said his client had been in custody since January of this year for charges of a more serious nature and that Millar had made admissions and co-operated as quickly as possible.

Deputy District Judge Sean O'Hare disqualified Millar from driving for two years and ordered him to pay £1,150 in fines.