Driver banned for part in death crash (From Warrington Guardian)

Driver banned for part in death crash

A LORRY driver was sentenced for his part in a fatal crash, after he admitted driving without due care and attention, when he appeared at court on Thursday.

Gordon MacDougal Robertson, aged 63, of Earls Meadows, in Dunns, Scotland, was fined £250, given eight penalty points and a 12-month driving ban.

He was ordered to pay £250 court costs when he appeared at Northwich Magistrates' Court.

Robert Lewis, a 71-year-old father of five and grandfather of eight from Whitley, was killed when Robertson's truck veered on to the wrong side of the A49 and hit his Peugeot car.

The lorry then ploughed into Holly Bush cottage. The incident happened on December 8 last year.

Caroline Viviani, prosecuting, said Robertson was driving towards Warrington and was travelling around a right hand bend when he went over the white lines and hit the Peugeot.

Louise Brandon, defending, said Robertson's driving was faultless before the collision.

She said: "We'll never know what happened to cause the collision.

"What you see is genuine remorse on his part for the accident."