OAP dog owner devastated after speeding driver kills pet
dailyrecord.co.ukNeighbours in a Livingston street have raised a petition demanding action against speeding drivers after a series of incidents culminated in a pet dog being killed.The dog’s owner Roddy Hill told councillors at a meeting of West Lothian Council’s executive that the driver had stopped after hitting the dog and shouted at him before speeding off.
And he said he feared for the safety of youngsters who played in the area. “I don’t want to see a hearse with a wee coffin in it,” he said.Mr Hill and his neighbour Evie Johnston presented a petition to the council asking for safety measures in Glen Crescent in Deans, Livingston, a narrow residential road clearly marked at each with green-ringed 20mph signs.
The death of Mr Hill’s dog, Milo, in April came after a series of incidents where neighbours had their cars shunted by passing motorists, as they tried to reverse out of their driveways.
Another has had her garden wall demolished twice by a speeding vehicle.Miss Johnston told the executive that many young families now lived in the area with children of nursery and primary age going to nearby schools.
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