Dangerous driver had cannabis in his system

94-YEAR-OLD WAS HURT

- EMYLIE HOWIE

A 94-year-old woman was left with a broken neck and ribs after a self-employed roofer smashed his work van into the front of a car she was travelling in.

Jamie Forrester, 32, had cannabis in his system when he ploughed his Ford Transit into the Volkswagen Tiguan which was on the opposite side of Lochlibo Road in Uplawmoor, on May 9, 2022.

The van’s back tyres were underinflated and, on the day of the horror smash, it was raining and the road surface was wet.

Procurator fiscal depute Dana Barclay told Paisley Sheriff Court: “Around 2.10pm, Mr Wallace, aged 67 at the time, and Ms Wallace, now deceased, aged 94 at the time, was travelling west on Lochlibo Road near to Neilston Road.

“Mr Wallace was driving his Volkswagen Tiguan with his mother, Ms Wallace as the front passenger.

“At the same time, the accused was driving his white Ford Transit east on Lochlibo Road.