A 38-YEAR-OLD man has received seven penalty points and a £500 for careless driving on the A828. Robert Murray of Tigh Sanos, Barcaldine, pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of careless driving when he appeared in Oban Sheriff Court on Monday March 12.
The court heard that in September 2016, Murray attempted to overtake another vehicle when it was not safe to do so near Sutherland’s Grove. This resulted in the car having to ‘break heavily’ to avoid a collision and ending up on the verge at the side of the road.
Procurator Fiscal Eoin McGinty described the offence as being at the ‘upper end’ of the careless driving spectrum.