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| Author: | Stationtone [ Tue Aug 03, 2010 4:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Taxi driver dodges road ban |
Taxi driver dodges road ban despite hitting 100mph on danger road Neil Colquhoun left passengers terrified after driving through built-up area at 70mph then driving past scene of horror death crash at 100mph. A taxi driver terrified his passengers by hitting 100 miles per hour in freezing conditions as he drove past the scene of one of Scotland's worst ever road accidents. Neil Colquhoun left his passengers shaken as he drove through built-up areas at 70 miles per hour and overtook while approaching a blind bend, a court was told. A sheriff found Colquhoun guilty of showing disregard for his passengers' safety - then bizarrely failed to ban him despite a previous conviction for dangerous driving. Sheriff Derek Livingston told him it would be "better to keep you on the road." Victoria and Louise Guthrie told Perth Sheriff Court they were "shaken up" by their ordeal as Colquhoun drove them 15 miles home from a night out in Perth. The court was told that they became concerned when Colquhoun carried out an overtaking manoeuvre heading towards a bend and asked him to slow down. They then watched the speedometer hit 95 or 100 miles per hour as Colquhoun raced along Burnbrae Straight near Methven, where five people died in a crash in 2007. The Guthrie sisters - whose brother died recently in a motorbike crash - told the court that the taxi driver was still hitting 70 miles per hour as he drove through the Perthshire village of Methven. When he was tackled about the speed he was travelling at, Colquhoun simply replied that he was an experienced driver who had used the road for many years. Fiscal depute Lucy Keane told the court that when Victoria Guthrie asked him to slow down, Colquhoun - whose licence has been suspended by Perth and Kinross Council - told her to "shut up". When the journey came to an end, she called the police and the taxi operator to formally complain about the dangerous manner in which he had been driving. Sheriff Livingston found Colquhoun, 52, of Rannoch Road, Perth, guilty of driving carelessly and at excessive speed, with disregard for the safety of passengers and other road users, between Perth and Crieff on 21 February. He said: "I am satisfied that the accused was going at grossly excessive speeds on the night in question. The temperature was below freezing. "I do regard this as being a high level of careless driving. I am quite tempted to disqualify you, but on balance it might actually be better to keep you on the road for three years, knowing you have nine penalty points on your licence. "I do regard it as a bad case of careless driving. For the next three years you are going to have to watch your step while driving." He imposed nine points and fined Colquhoun £300. The court was told that Colquhoun, who was banned for 18 months for dangerous driving in 2001, was planning to return to his former job as a bus driver. http://news.stv.tv/scotland/189848-taxi ... nger-road/ |
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