Jay Morrison, 19, lost his life after his Vauxhall Corsa spun out of control. In a move described as 'extraordinarily compassionate' his family has asked that the driver guilty of his death, Bill McKenzie, is not jailed.
Jay Morrison, 19, lost his life after his Vauxhall Corsa spun out of control before smashing into a lamp-post.
READ MORE: Local residents evacuated after bomb squad called to 'suspicions package' near burning vanAdvocate Depute Gavin Dewar told the hearing at the High Court in Glasgow that their suffering following the death has been "incalculable". "Mr Morrison's family wish it to be said that they do not wish to see Mr McKenzie imprisoned for his role in what happened."
Mr Dewar told how both McKenzie and Jay - who had each relatively recently passed their driving tests - were initially in the same lane. They performed CPR until paramedics turned up. Jay was then rushed to hospital, but died the next day due to a fatal head injury.Prosecutor Mr Dewar said Jay's father also wanted to pay tribute to the two officers at the scene.
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