Rangers legend Ally McCoist faces four-day court battle after being sued over son's car crash

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Rangers legend Ally McCoist faces a four-day court hearing after being sued by insurers over his son’s car crash which left a man badly injured.

Insurance giant Aviva are taking legal action against McCoist, 60, and his son Argyll, 24, over the December 2016 smash in Bishopton, Renfrewshire.

Victim Stephan Murdoch suffered a life changing brain injury after being hit by Argyll McCoist’s uninsured sports car.Stephan, who was left with a fractured skull, sued him for £500,000 and the matter was settled out-of-court for an undisclosed sum in December 2019.

Now Aviva, who paid out compensation to Stephan, are suing the McCoists at the Court of Session in Edinburgh. The case was due to call in court on Wednesday but the hearing was discharged and never went ahead.Instead a four-day proof hearing was set for May next year when lawyers for both sides will present their arguments.An earlier hearing in October was also called off at the last minute on the agreement of both parties.The case is yet to see the inside of a courtroom and it’s not known why the McCoists are being sued.Stephan, 26, launched a civil action to claim damages for injuries, as well the costs of necessary ongoing treatment and loss of earnings.He spent a week in hospital, six months on crutches, and had to quit his job as he could not stand for long periods.Stephan was left with memory and eyesight problems and also bore emotional scars from the incident.Argyll McCoist raced through a red light and struck Stephan on a pedestrian crossing while it was at a green man.At Paisley Sheriff Court in September 2018, McCoist admitted driving without insurance and causing serious injury to Stephan by driving dangerously.Sheriff Colin Pettigrew branded him “reckless”