Lanarkshire driver who fled accident which forced plumber to retire sentenced

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A Lanarkshire man who forced a plumber to retire after seriously injuring him in a car crash avoided jail today.Steven Donaldson, 47, struck the man with his Mercedes 4x4 in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire, on August 6, 2019.His victim - who was semi-retired - quit his job after suffering two vertebrae fractures on his neck.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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Sheriff Sean Murphy QC put Donaldson, of East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, on a 12-month tag keeping him indoors between 7pm and 7am.

He was also disqualified from driving for 10 years and fined £400.The trial heard from Donaldson's victim who told the jury that he was driving with his partner towards East Kilbride Road.Prosecutor Mark Allan asked what happened first.He replied: "I was struck to the rear, I was on the left on the filter."I was struck by a Mercedes jeep on my back offside."The witness stated he was moving at the time and was driving at 15 miles per