A man who died in a crash near Lockerbie has been named by police.
Anthony Doherty was the sole occupant of a black Vauxhall Corsa which crashed on the A709 near to Dryfesdale Cemetery at 3.40am on Sunday.
Tributes have been paid to the 34-year-old dad of two and a fundraising campaign has been set up for a memorial in his memory.
One friend said: “Sadly, on
April 3, Anthony was killed in an accident.
“While nothing can ease the pain of losing a son, brother, daddy or friend, I know lots of people who knew him would like to do something with the money possibly going to a memorial.
“I am sure everyone has a story to make them laugh when they think of Anthony”.
One friend posted on social media: “RIP Ant, you will be sorely missed, thoughts go out to all the family and friends at this sad time.”
Another said: “So sad to read this, you were a great guy Anthony, I worked with you over the years. Thoughts go to your family.”
A third wrote: “How unbelievably sad. Thoughts and so much love to all family and friends.”
Anthony was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, which resulted in the road being closed for more than seven hours.
Sergeant David Kerr, of the Lockerbie road policing unit, said: “Our thoughts remain with Anthony Doherty’s family and friends at this difficult time.
“I continue to appeal to anyone who may have witnessed the crash or been on the road in the early hours of Sunday morning and may have seen the car involved prior to the
crash.
“Similarly I would also appeal to anyone who has dash-cam footage to contact officers as soon as possible.
“Anyone with information can contact police via 101, quoting incident number 0633 of 3 April, 2022.”
To donate to the fundraiser please go to https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/for-the-family-of-anthony-doherty
