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Taxi driver ran over woman who had collapsed on road after falling ill

https://news.stv.tv/west-central/taxi-d ... alling-ill

John Paul Borland claimed that he did not see the victim lying on the road as he was distracted by a man waving at him.

A taxi driver ran over a woman who had collapsed on the road after she fell ill.

John Paul Borland, 42, struck the woman, then aged 52, in Glasgow’s Toryglen on the night of March 6 2022.

The woman was placed in a medically induced coma for six days as her condition was deemed “life threatening.”

The stricken victim suffered a string of injuries including 30 rib fractures, a collapsed lung and a spinal fracture.

Borland claimed that he did not see the victim lying on the road as he was distracted by a man waving at him.

Borland was found guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court of careless driving having initially stood trial for dangerous driving.

The court heard that the woman had been at her daughter’s home and left due to “feeling unwell.”

A joint minute of agreed evidence stated: “She was due to return home when she crossed Prospecthill Road.

“[The woman] collapsed and became unconscious, resulting in her laying across he road.

“She has no recollection of the collision and only recalls briefly wakening up at the roadside and thereafter six days later in hospital.”

She was taken to hospital where her condition was being treated as “life threatening.”

She was placed in a medically induced coma within the intensive care unit for six days.

She was discharged from hospital on March 31 2022.

She sustained 30 separate rib fractures, a pelvic fracture, a collapsed lung, blood in lungs and a spinous process fracture.

The woman also suffered a fractured collarbone, right clavicle, left wrist and right arm as well as wounds to her liver, kidney and spleen.

The joint minute says: “[The victim] will be affected physically for the rest of her life and continues to suffer mobility issues and must attend hospital every two or three months for additional ongoing treatment for her injuries.”

The now former private licenced taxi driver Borland told the court in his evidence that he was starting his shift in the south side of the city on the night of the incident.

He stated that when he was driving, he saw a man waving at him in the distance from the side of the road.

Borland said: “As I got closer, I saw him waving and as I approached I saw him and that’s when I hit the woman on the road.”

Linzi McQuade, defending, asked her client why he thought that the man was waving at him.

Borland said: “I had no idea, I thought maybe it was someone that knew me or recognised my car.

“Immediately after the impact, I put the handbrake on and the first thing I did was run out of the car and a witness said that there was nothing I could have done then I asked for an ambulance to be called.”

Ms McQuade asked before the “distraction” of the man waving, if he saw the person on the road.

Borland replied: “I can’t say I saw the pedestrian on the road.”

Prosecutor Ross Canning asked Borland in cross examination if he was blaming the waving man for the incident and he replied: “I’m not blaming anyone.”

It was revealed that Borland, of the city’s Cathcart, has two previous road traffic convictions.

Sentence was deferred pending background reports until next month by Sheriff Paul Reid who continued Borland’s bail meantime.

This looks like 90% rehash. Fairly modest fine, but you have to read a few paragraphs down to find out that he's also been disqualified for six months - obviously the headline writer wants to convey the impression that the driver was simply fined over the incident

No word of the badge, but this piece repeats the description 'former private licenced taxi driver' , so I'd guess he's long since been suspended 'for the duration of his licence', or whatever. So if he wants his badge back, he'd have to reapply, and Police Scotland would no doubt object...


Taxi driver fined for running over mum who collapsed on Glasgow road

https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/247 ... sgow-road/

A TAXI driver who ran over a mum who collapsed on the road after she fell ill was fined £450 today.

John Paul Borland, 42, struck Patricia McBride, then 52, in Glasgow's Toryglen on the night of March 6, 2022.

Miss McBride was placed in a medically induced coma for six days as her condition was deemed "life-threatening."

The stricken victim suffered a string of injuries including 30 rib fractures, a collapsed lung and a spinal fracture.

Borland meantime claimed that he did not see Miss McBride lying on the road as he was distracted by a man waving at him.

Borland was found guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court of careless driving having initially stood trial for dangerous driving.

Sheriff Paul Reid disqualified Borland from driving for six months on top of the fine handed out at the sentencing.

The court heard that Miss McBride had been at her daughter's home and left due to "feeling unwell."

A joint minute of agreed evidence stated: "She was due to return home when she crossed Prospecthill Road.

"Miss McBride collapsed and became unconscious, resulting in her laying across the road.

"She has no recollection of the collision and only recalls briefly wakening up at the roadside and thereafter six days later in hospital."

Miss McBride was taken to hospital where her condition was being treated as "life threatening."

She was placed in a medically induced coma within the intensive care unit for six days.

Miss McBride was discharged from hospital on March 31, 2022.

She sustained 30 separate rib fractures, a pelvic fracture, a collapsed lung, blood in lungs and a spinous process fracture.

Miss McBride also suffered a fractured collarbone, right clavicle, left wrist and right arm as well as wounds to her liver, kidney and spleen.

The joint minute says: "Miss McBride will be affected physically for the rest of her life and continues to suffer mobility issues and must attend hospital every two or three months for additional ongoing treatment for her injuries."

The now former private licenced taxi driver Borland told the court in his evidence that he was starting his shift in the Southside of the city on the night of the incident.

He stated that when he was driving, he saw a man waving at him in the distance from the side of the road.

Borland said: "As I got closer, I saw him waving and as I approached I saw him and that's when I hit the woman on the road."

Linzi McQuade, defending, asked her client why he thought that the man was waving at him.

Borland said: "I had no idea, I thought maybe it was someone that knew me or recognised my car.

"Immediately after the impact, I put the handbrake on and the first thing I did was run out of the car and a witness said that there was nothing I could have done then I asked for an ambulance to be called."

Miss McQuade asked before the "distraction" of the man waving, if he saw the person on the road.

Borland replied: "I can't say I saw the pedestrian on the road."

Prosecutor Ross Canning asked Borland in cross-examination if he was blaming the waving man for the incident and he replied: "I'm not blaming anyone."

It was revealed that Borland, of the city's Cathcart, has two previous road traffic convictions.

It's strange they didn't use the word 'banned' in the headline. That's much more of a penalty than a £450 fine.

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Sussex, it's the usual 'framing' of a particular narrative - in this case, whoever wrote the headline presumably considered that the driver got off too lightly. To strengthen that narrative, it helps simply to convey the impression that the driver was just fined, rather than also banned. So that narrative is conveyed by simply omitted the ban from the headline.

(I'd guess the average member of the public, never mind car drivers, would consider the ban to be the greater punishment, and never mind members of the trade. Which is why omitting the ban from the headline looks like it was deliberate.)

Even the word 'mum' in the headline cements a particular impression before the article even begins - note that the first article above (from a different source) simply uses the word 'woman', which in my opinion is a bit more factual, and not quite so 'loaded'.

And, call me cynical, but also interesting in terms of framing is the fact that the victim was said to have left her daughter's house because she was 'feeling unwell', and then 'collapsed and became unconscious' on the road.

Pretty unusual thing to happen, and you'd think the reasons for that happening would be worth mentioning, at least to the extent that the driver's subsequent failure to see her on the road led to devastating injuries.

But we're not told why she was feeling so unwell that that caused her to become unconscious and collapse in the road...

Call me cynicial, but