Death crash driver freed from court
A WOMAN who had been accused of causing the deaths of a mother and her toddler son in a horror road smash has walked free from court.
French-born Jennifer Lunet, 30, of Raeburn Rigg, Livingston, was alleged to have swerved across a 40mph contraflow and collided with a car travelling in the opposite direction on the M8 motorway.
Laura Binns, 30, and her two-year-old son Kieran died in the two-car smash near Harthill, Lanarkshire on August 31, 2008.
Amanda Young, Laura's sister, survived the crash.
Lunet was charged with causing death by driving without due care and attention.
A trial at Hamilton Sheriff Court had heard claims she suffered from a heart condition that could have caused her to black out at the wheel.
Yesterday, Lunet sobbed as a majority verdict of not proven was delivered by the jury.
Email to a friend
Print this page- Broken Rangers: Club signals intention to go into administration
- Scottish independence: David Cameron set to snub Alex Salmond’s separation talks bid
- Rangers blame HMRC for driving club to brink of administration
- Six Nations: Steadman given notice as ruthless Robinson seeks to strengthen team
- Six Nations: Wales 27-13 Scotland: Second-half scoring blitz stuns Scots
- Scottish independence: David Cameron set to snub Alex Salmond’s separation talks bid
- Scottish independence: No breakthrough in talks between Alex Salmond and Michael Moore
- The Rumour Mill: Monday’s football news and gossip
- Alex Salmond claims Scottish independence would be good for English regions
- Jim Murphy warns that independence could cost ‘thousands’ of defence jobs
Looking for...
Featured advertisers
Jobs
Search for a job
Motors
Search for a car
Property
Search for a house
Weather for Edinburgh
Tuesday 14 February 2012
Today
Cloudy
Temperature: 5 C to 9 C
Wind Speed: 18 mph
Wind direction: West
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: 6 C to 10 C
Wind Speed: 18 mph
Wind direction: West
