Speeding driver jailed for killing pedestrian in 91mph crash

A speeding driver recorded at 91mph before he struck and killed a man crossing the road has been jailed for four years.

Raymond Munro did not notice David McCallum, 50, in East Kilbride and hit him in a VW Golf causing "catastrophic" injuries.

At the High Court in Stirling, Judge Lord Stuart said the 43-year-old showed a "wilful disregard for the rules of the road" in September 2022 .

Munro, who had seven prior motoring convictions, was also banned for eight years after being found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving.

The trial heard how McCallum was walking home from the nearby Village Inn when he crossed the Kingsway dual carriageway.

Jurors were told that he was thrown into the air and would have died instantly.

Munro, from Uddingston in South Lanarkshire, had denied killing McCallum and opted not to give evidence at trial.

But he was convicted through data from his car's on-board diagnostics system

The court heard Munro told a police officer at the scene that he had been driving at "approximately 50" in the outside lane.

But the jury heard that the speed at impact was logged by a sensor behind the VW badge on the bonnet at 91mph.

It was corroborated by two cameras at a nearby BP garage. A calculation based on this revealed a speed of 89mph moments before the impact.

Following his death, McCallum's family paid tribute to "the most sincere and caring man ever".