Driver admits to causing death of pensioner after running red light
A Clydebank man has admitted to killing an 80-year-old woman after running a red light in the town.
Martin Cameron knocked down the pensioner on Glasgow Road, Clydebank in May 2013.
Margaret Mackell was on her way home from the hairdressers when she was struck down by the careless driver.
The retired nurse was rushed to hospital but never recovered and died two months later.
Cameron now faces jail after he pled guilty to causing her death by careless or inconsiderate driving.
The 58-year-old will return to the dock next month.
Prosecutor Bruce Erroch said the other pedestrians headed back to the pavement as Cameron’s vehicle came towards them.
But, he told the High Court in Glasgow: “Margaret either did not see his car or had no time to react to its presence.”
The pensioner ended up slumped on the ground before being rushed to hospital.
She was initially treated for fractures to her arm and leg.
Margaret was then sent to rehab, but her condition deteriorated.
The OAP, who had lived in Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire, returned to hospital where she ended up needing a number of blood transfusions.
In mid-July 2013 she was found to have serious cardiac issues and days later she died.
The primary cause of her death was found to be heart failure.
A number of medics later agreed that the injuries Margaret sustained “contributed or potentially contributed indirectly” to her passing away.
The court heard how Margaret’s grieving family have found her death “very difficult to deal with”.
Mr Erroch added: “They had hoped that she would be spared them some years yet.”
Cameron had originally faced an allegation of causing death by dangerous driving before prosecutors accepted his pled to the reduced charge.
Defence Lawyer Derrick Nelson told the court Cameron had been left “so nervous” of getting behind the wheel since the incident.
The advocate added Cameron had been driving for almost 30 years before that without any issues.
Judge Paul Arthurson QC continued bail and deferred sentencing until July 11th in Edinburgh.