A DRIVER who killed two girls when he ploughed into them shortly before Christmas 2010 told a doctor he had no history of blackouts, a fatal accident inquiry was told.
William Payne was driving Range Rover on December 17, 2010, down North Hanover Street in Glasgow city centre, when he hit Mhairi Convy, 18, and Laura Stewart, 20. He also injured Mark Hopwood, 39, who was thrown on to the road but survived.
Yesterday at Glasgow Sheriff Court, Dr Gordon Duff, who carried out a medical examination on Mr Payne in July 2010 gave evidence at an inquiry into the deaths of Miss Convy and Miss Stewart.
Dr Duff said he had examined Mr Payne for the renewal of an HGV licences.
The doctor explained applicants have to disclose if they have suffered from different conditions, including fits or blackouts, that can affect driving.
He told procurator fiscal depute Jim Graham that Mr Payne claimed at the time, he had no history of blackouts or loss of consciousness over the past five years.
The inquiry continues.
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereComments are closed on this article