Driver pursued by police caused son's death in crash
A man caused the death of his only son after he lost control of his car and crashed while driving away from police at speed, a court has heard.
At the High Court in Edinburgh, Melville, of Alness, admitted causing the death of his son and serious injury to the teenage girl by driving dangerously at grossly excessive speeds on the night of 27 March 2021. The advocate depute said: "He had a wide group of friends and has been described as 'a lovely boy, very respectful and willing to do anything for anyone'."Former HGV driver Melville, who has a previous conviction for speeding from 2020, had offered to take his son, the teenage girl and the woman for a drive after they attended a birthday party in Alness.Mr Goddard said: "At this time two police officers in a marked police vehicle were conducting speed checks.
Rebecca Ross, who was a front seat passenger in Melville's car, told the court: "At the end of the straight I remember he turned right.
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