Video call lorry driver jailed for crash that killed woman, 88

Prosecutor Alex Prentice KC said a white van in front of Jardine had stopped at a junction near Killoch Colliery.

A stationary car was in front of the white van, but Jardine had failed to react to the car, braking sharply and causing the wheels to lock.

Jardine swerved onto the opposite carriageway where he hit Ms Thomson's MG ZS head-on[1].

Police and fire crews rushed to the scene, where Sarah Wood and Ms Thomson were cut free from the vehicle.

They were taken to the Queen University Elizabeth Hospital in Glasgow for emergency treatment.

The court heard Sarah Wood suffered extensive injuries, including fractures to her nose, a rib, a lumbar vertebra and both hands.

On 5 June, she suffered a stroke after coming out of surgery.

She was transferred to the major trauma unit at the hospital on 7 June, but her condition "deteriorated rapidly" and she died on the evening of 10 June.

Ms Thomson also suffered a head injury, rib, knee, leg and wrist fractures and a broken hip.

Mr Prentice said she had undergone "multiple orthopaedic plastic surgery interventions since then" and spent four months in hospital recovering.

References

1. ^ where he hit Ms Thomson's MG ZS head-on (www.bbc.co.uk)