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Careless driver is fined      16/3/13

A motorist who failed to check properly mirror before pulling out to overtake collided with another vehicle Stornoway Sheriff Court heard yesterday (wed).

Derek Leonard Mackenzie, 26, of 90 Plasterfield, Stornoway, yesterday pleaded guilty by letter to careless driving between Parkend and Melbost junction.

Procurator fiscal David Teale said Mackenzie was driving the second vehicle in a line of three cars and he pulled out without looking properly and did not spot that the vehicle behind was overtaking.

There was an “inevitable collision” with damage to both cars and a fence.

Sheriff David Sutherland fined Mackenzie £250 and imposed three penalty points on his licence.