Malcolm Easton: Last News

BMW at almost 90mph has been jailed for four years.Michael Hall, 38, was twice the limit from drinking the night before when the collision occurred on the rain-lashed M74 near Lesmahagow in Lanarkshire.Hall struck the HGV driven by Malcolm Easton, 42, from Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, as he tried to overtake it, at about 6.30pm on May 2, 2019.The lorry jack­knifed as a result and plunged 40 metres down an embankment.Malcolm died at the scene from head injuries.Sentencing Hall at the High Court in Glasgow yesterday, judge Lord Braid told him: “You accelerated up to 89mph to overtake the lorry driven by Mr Easton when the driving conditions were treacherous.“You braked and your vehicle spun hitting Mr Easton’s lorry which jackknifed and went

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A motorist killed a lorry driver while still over the limit from watching football the night before.Michael Hall was driving at almost 90mph when he lost control of his BMW on the rain-lashed M74 near Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire.Hall struck the HGV driven by Malcolm Easton, 42, who never survived the horror crash on May 2 2019.A judge heard today how Hall was more than twice the legal drink drive limit at the time.His QC Ian Duguid told the High Court in Glasgow: "The alcohol was from the night before in celebration of a particular football match."The 38 year-old car sales manager is now behind bars after he today pled guilty to causing death by dangerous