Overview
- Leigh Sutherland, 31, was sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow to nine years in prison and disqualified from driving for 13 years and six months.
- The collision on June 15, 2023, on the Condorrat Ring Road killed 77-year-old Margaret Allan as she drove her 10-year-old grandson, who was injured.
- Investigators found his Ford Mondeo had a faulty anti-lock braking system and an unsecured battery, and he was driving at excessive speed.
- Sutherland walked away from the scene, made abusive remarks blaming the victim, then gave police a story the judge dismissed as a “cock and bull” lie.
- He was on bail and had been disqualified from driving a week earlier, maintained a TikTok persona posing as a lawyer, and posted about the case while on remand; police and the victim’s family said they hoped the outcome brings some peace.