Hit and run driver jailed for 4 years

A DRIVER who mowed down a teenager after being kept waiting at a drive-through restaurant has been jailed for four and a half years.

William Knight ploughed into Scott Sutherland near a McDonalds in Springburn, Glasgow, in March last year.

The 18-year-old victim suffered severe brain damage.

Knight, 58, yesterday returned to the High Court in Glasgow having earlier admitted assaulting Mr Sutherland to the danger of his life.

The court heard how Mr Sutherland had been at the restaurant on 27 March last year.

He was at the food collection window when Knight drove forward forcing him to move.

Shanti Maguire, prosecuting, told the court: “William Knight turned his car. When Sutherland crossed his path, he made no attempt to avoid him and struck him with his vehicle.”

Mr Sutherland was found to have significant bleeding and bruising to his brain.