A speeding driver who was on a phone call at the time mowed down a man he claimed had "jumped" out in front of him.
John Paul Smith, 42, was behind the wheel of his Mercedes C220 when he hit Christopher Devine as he tried to cross the A82 at Great Western Road near Duntocher, West Dunbartonshire. The 34 year-old suffered fatal injuries following the horror collision on November 23 2020.
Smith yesterday pled guilty at the High Court in Glasgow to a charge of causing death by careless driving.
