Community sentence for driver who killed pedestrian
- Published
A driver who admitted causing the death of a 69-year-old man as he crossed the road has been given a 12-month driving ban and 150 hours of unpaid work.
Muhammad Ali, 32, knocked down George Jarvis on the A77 in the city's Shawlands on 4 March 2022.
A collision investigation found there was "no reason" for Ali not have seen Mr Jarvis.
Mr Jarvis suffered a serious head injury and other "life-threatening" injuries and died in hospital three days later.
- Published3 April
Restaurant manager Mr Ali pled guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court in April to causing Mr Jarvis' death by careless driving.
The court heard how Mr Ali turned a right corner at a junction and drove on when he hit Mr Jarvis as he crossed in the middle of the road.
Mr Jarvis, a self employed mechanic, had been on his usual route home around 23:20 with his hood up when he walked across the road.
The driver had straddled the road markings separating the carriageways immediately before the collision.
Prosecutor Harry Findlay said: "Witnesses heard the sound of a collision and heavy braking.
"They saw that Mr Jarvis had been struck by the driver's side of the Ford and was momentarily in mid-air.
"The car stopped before entering the north bound lane fully and stopped at the side of it.
"The driver got out of the car and approached Mr Jarvis shortly thereafter."
A 999 call was made and medics found Mr Jarvis unresponsive with a serious head injury which was "life threatening."
He underwent surgery at hospital but later died.
A post-mortem examination revealed that Mr Jarvis had bruises and wounds to both legs.
He also sustained rib fractures, a dislocated collarbone, a fractured vertebra, tibia and fibula.
Mr Ali was arrested and tested for drugs and alcohol with a negative result.
Mr Ali, of Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, was a first offender who had been driving since November 2016.
Sheriff Iain Fleming ordered Ali to do 150 hours of unpaid work and disqualified him from driving for 12 months.