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SNEEZING FIT DRIVER FINED FOR CRASHING INTO CARS

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Published date05 August 2022
Publication titleDaily Record, The / Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
Alexander Harkness, 29, careered into the back of vehicles on Edinburgh's City Bypass at speed in his Peugeot van

Two women in one of the smashed cars were taken to hospital for treatment after the collision.

Harkness, who suffers from hay fever, told police he started sneezing moments before the crash.

He appeared at the city's sheriff court yesterday and admitted driving without due care and consideration.

Fiscal depute Gillian Koren said traffic on the bypass had been "slow moving" and "heavy", but "free-flowing" sections allowed vehicles to reach 25mph to 30mph.

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Koren said it was 4.45pm when a Hyundai SUV driven by Maxine Alexander with passenger Jacqueline Hardy travelled westbound from Sheriffhall Roundabout.

A Hyundai car was being driven behind it by Jordan Brazendale, the court heard, and Harkness followed that in his work van. Koren said Maxine and Jordan became aware of slow moving traffic ahead and slowed to 15mph.

Jordan looked in his rear-view mirror, she said, and saw the van "driving towards him at high speed". The court heard he didn't have "time to take evasive action and braced for impact" while there was "no evidence" of emergency braking by Harkness.

The van struck the car, forcing it to mount the central reservation and leave the...

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