Inquiry to examine Chloe Morrison's death near Drumnadrochit

Chloe Morrison had been walking with her mother when she died

A nursery teacher's death on the A82 in the Highlands is to be examined by a fatal accident inquiry (FAI).

Chloe Morrison was struck by a steel beam of a lorry's extended stabiliser leg near Drumnadrochit, south of Inverness, on 25 October 2019.

The 26-year-old was walking along a pavement with her mother at the time.

John O'Donnell, 53, from Inverurie, was sentenced to 100 hours of unpaid work and banned from driving for 12 months in October last year.

Ms Morrison's family called for a review of the sentence.

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On Thursday, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service confirmed an FAI would be held.

A spokesman said: "The family of Chloe Morrison have been informed of the decision to hold a fatal accident inquiry and they will continue to be updated on any significant developments.

"Further information on the process will be made public when possible."

'Loved daughter'

O'Donnell was sentenced at the High Court in Stirling.

The judge, Lord Stuart, said Ms Morrison was a loved daughter, sister and granddaughter. She was from Drumnadrochit.

O'Donnell denied causing her death.

His earlier trial at the High Court in Inverness heard he had driven his lorry from Oldmeldrum in Aberdeenshire to Skye on 24 October 2019.

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He stayed overnight and said he had dropped stabilising legs on the lorry the following day because of gales - although he was not trained to do so - before setting off on his return journey.

O'Donnell insisted he did not extend or touch the controls of the stabilisers' outrigger beams.

But CCTV showed the nearside outrigger's yellow warning sign, indicating it was unlocked, when he filled up with diesel at a filling station on Skye.

A passenger in a car travelling in the opposite direction also saw the outrigger swing out seconds before reaching the collision scene.

The court heard Ms Morrison died from multiple fractures.