A teenager sent a terrified Snapchat message about his friend's 'terrible' driving before a horrific 60mph crash that split the car in half killing him and two others.
A teenager sent a terrified Snapchat message about his friend's 'terrible' driving before a horrific 60mph crash that split the car in half killing him and two others.
The teenager - who is now 19 - had initially been in his car with Ian and Finlay before travelling to Dumfries to pick up Tyler. The actual speed Loy was driving at is not known but is estimated to be around 60mph on the country road when he lost control and ploughed into the path of Mr Jackson's Honda CR-V which was travelling northbound.
Prosecutor Alex Prentice KC told how, hours after the crash, a boy in the same Snapchat group as the teenagers saw a message Ian had written before the tragedy. 'Your driving at the time formed a period of prolonged, deliberate or aggressive driving with disregard to others.
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