Driver who killed road worker gets three years in jail

Victim had been attending earlier crash when Kas lost control of BMW

- JAMES MULHOLLAND

A Renfrewshire driver who killed a road worker called out to help at an earlier crash scene has been jailed for three years.

Norbert Kas, 46, lost control of his high-powered BMW moments before striking Neil Farr and his colleagues in Dumbarton on May 9, 2022.

The high court heard how Mr Farr ended up trapped under the joiner’s car at the town’s Lomondgate roundabout.

The 59-year-old dad of two didn’t survive after the collision on the A82 and his four workmates were also badly injured.

Kas, of Johnstone, pleaded guilty to a charge of causing death and serious injury at an earlier court appearance.

On Thursday, the first offender appeared for sentencing in Edinburgh before judge Lord Armstrong who said he needed to go to prison for his actions.

He added: “This is a very serious matter. No sentence that I can impose can be in any way a measure for the life that has been lost or those who have been injured.

“Nor can it provide comfort to the friends and family whose lives have been affected by your actions.