A teenage driver who brought about the demise of his finest pal in a horror crash has been spared being locked up.
Connor Lawless was rushing on the A9 close to North Kessock, Inverness when he braked closely sparking a three-vehicle smash. The 19 year-old had handed his take a look at simply 5 months earlier than the deadly collision.
His 16 year-old entrance seat passenger Gregor McIntosh was badly harm following the incident on December 20 2019 and later handed away in hospital. Lawless pled responsible final month at a listening to in Edinburgh to a cost of inflicting demise by careless driving.
He was sentenced on the Excessive Courtroom in Aberdeen by choose Lord Richardson.
Lawless was made topic of a two yr group payback order and banned from the highway for the following 5 years.
The sooner listening to was advised how Lawless - then 17 - had picked up his pal earlier than driving his Vauxhall Corsa north on the A9.
Prosecutor Stephanie Ross stated he then didn't adjust to highway indicators to make use of a filter lane for autos turning proper.
He braked closely inflicting his motor to be hit by a Nissan Juke.
Lawless, of Inverness, then struck a Volkswagen Polo pushed by a 77 year-old girl, who was additionally injured.
Investigators concluded the primary collision was brought on by Lawless braking immediately.
Stuart Thomson, 50 - who was driving the Nissan Juke - was unable to keep away from hitting the Corsa as he was travelling too near Lawless.
The courtroom heard the collision between the autos performed no half within the second crash.
Miss Ross stated: "Gregor McIntosh was 16 on the time and was the perfect pal of Lawless.
"He lived at dwelling along with his mother and father and sister."
She added he was coaching to be a carpenter and joiner.
Miss Ross advised the choose how Lawless handed his take a look at on July 8 2019 and was nonetheless classed as a "new driver" on the time.
Thomson, of Muir of Ord within the Highlands, was admonished after he pled responsible to careless driving. He had 5 penalty factors added to his licence.
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