The car driven by Gavin Aitken ploughed into the motorcycle on the A82 road near Balloch, resulting in the death of bike passenger Liam Scott
A driver, who killed a pillion passenger on a motorbike after he was distracted following a phone call from his wife, was jailed for three years today.
Lord Young said that victim impact statements prepared for the court set out "the enduring pain and loss" that has been suffered as a result of the incident.Mr McKenzie slowed his Suzuki motorbike to make right turn near to the junction of the access road at Auchenheglish Lodges when it was struck by the company car being driven by AitkenLord Young said there was no question of speeding on his part nor was he even distracted for a prolonged period of time by the mobile phone.
The judge said that Aitken, a first offender, was assessed as "at the lowest risk of reoffending". He said a background report on him suggested that a non-custodial sentence might be appropriate but added that was not what he was going to do.Aitken, of Colquhoun Drive, Alexandria, in West Dunbartonshire, earlier admitted causing the death of Mr Scott, from Irvine, in Ayrshire, and serious injury to Mr McKenzie by driving dangerously.
Aitken had finished his shift with a bus firm and was travelling in the VW Golf to return to the firm's depot. He stopped enroute to meet his wife and she followed in her Vauxhall Corsa. "He became involved with the phone in the crucial seconds leading up to the approach to the junction," she said. "He expresses deep regret that his actions on that day brought about the death of Mr Scott. He recognises and accepts that is something he will have to live with for the rest of his life," said the defence counsel.
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