Paisley motorist jailed for killing taxi driver in Barrhead

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By Grant McCabe A speeding motorist who killed a taxi driver in a head-on crash has been jailed for seven and a half years.Scott Gilligan also had no insurance when he got behind the wheel of a Vauxhall Insignia to collect a prescription at a chemist on June 14, 2021.

The 35-year-old, of Paisley, went onto the wrong side of the road at a bend before hitting a Skoda Octavia driven by Edward Cullen.

This also resulted in Margaret Mansell - who had been out on her daily walk - being flung into a hedge.Mr Cullen – known as Eddie – tragically passed away in hospital three months after the collision on the A736 Glasgow Road, near Barrhead.The much-loved 55-year-old had only recently returned to his private hire taxi job having survived a heart attack.Miss Mansell, 60, meantime was also left badly hurt after being struck.Renfrewshire Live, the new free app dedicated to bringing you around the clock breaking news, is now available to download.Powered by the Paisley Daily Express, Renfrewshire Live is your go-to source for news, features and sport with live coverage provided direct to the app, seven days a week.The dedicated team of experienced journalists, responsible for the publication of the award-winning Express, will focus on breaking news, day and night, across Renfrewshire’s towns and villages.There is also a dedicated St Mirren section that will follow every kick of the ball with the Buddies. Available on both Android and Apple.

D ownload here: smarturl.it/RenfrewLiveSocial Gilligan was yesterday sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow. He had pleaded guilty last month to causing death and serious injury by dangerous driving.Lady Stacey told him he had been witnessed driving “at speed, aggressively and erratically” that