Lanarkshire driver who killed friend in horror smash is jailed

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A driver who killed his friend in a horror smash has been jailed for three years.Joshua Brown, 27, failed to pay attention and ended up on the wrong side of the road before losing control then hitting another motorist.His passenger Connor O’Neill, 24, tragically died instantly.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Brown had been due to go on trial following the incident on the A73 in Cleland on August 31, 2019.But, he instead pled guilty at the High Court in Glasgow to the charge of causing death by dangerous driving.An accusation that he was using a mobile phone at the time was deleted.Brown, formerly of Hamilton, was jailed at the high court for the second time this month.He had earlier been sentenced to five years in Lanark for raping a woman in 2020.Lord Scott ordered the three years to be served consecutively to that jail-term.Prosecutor Chris Jones told how Connor had lived his with his fiancee in Newmains.Brown picked him up from there that night in his Vauxhall Astra on way to meet another friend.As he was driving on the A73 Carlisle road, Brown drifted into the opposite lane and ended up losing control of his motor.Mr Jones: “Brown started to brake.

As he did so, the vehicle started to rotate, but continued to travel forward.”He soon hit a Toyota with the driver having “no time to avoid the