A KYLE motorist who admitted an act of careless driving was fined £600 at Fort William Sheriff Court last week. David Hewitt, of Kirkton by Kyle, pleaded guilty at an earlier court appearance to the offence which took place on April 7 last year on the Invergarry to Kyle of Lochalsh stretch of the A87.
Sheriff Eilidh MacDonald heard Procurator Fiscal Robert Weir explain how Hewitt, 37, had pulled out to overtake a slower moving bus on a straight section of road: ‘There is a suggestion the [bus] increased its speed and he had to drop back behind it,’ said Mr Weir. ‘However, an oncoming vehicle had to take evasive action which caused it to drive into a ditch. There was some minor damage to one of its wheels, but no injuries.’
Defence agent Hamish Melrose said his client was a self-employed plasterer, who was married with a young child.