Family of girl killed by Land Rover driver who suffered blackout behind the ... - Scottish Daily Record
THE family of a girl killed by a driver with a history of blackouts have called for the Lord Advocate to resign over his handling of the bin lorry case . Laura Stewart, 20, and Mhairi Convy, 18, died in December 2010 after William Payne lost... Yesterday Laura’s aunt, Catherine Cairney, accused the Crown Office of being ignorant of the law and said the lives of the six bin lorry smash victims could have been saved if they had prosecuted Payne. William Payne walked free. Prosecutors decided not to charge Payne despite the fact that, in the three years before the accident, he had suffered six blackouts. Catherine suggested that if they had, lessons would have been learned and rules changed so that drivers prone to blackouts faced tighter restrictions. “Prosecuting Payne would have saved lives. A fatal accident inquiry at Glasgow Sheriff Court has heard that bin lorry driver Harry Clarke repeatedly refused to disclose his medical history – even in the hours after the crash while he was being treated in hospital. Laura, 20, of Cumbernauld, and Mhairi, 18, from Lennoxtown, were killed when they went shopping during a free period from college. Source: www.dailyrecord.co.uk
