Driver killed his partner in car he’d just bought
A COLLEGE lecturer killed his partner in a crash just hours after buying a new car.
Gregory Edgar, 33, died after the head-on smash which was caused by Steven Martin driving too fast in the snowy conditions last year. Martin, also 33, was banned from driving yesterday after he admitted causing death by driving carelessly and at excessive speed on the A926 New Alyth to Blairgowrie road in Perthshire.
Fiscal depute David Barclay told Perth Sheriff Court: ‘The location of the collision is between two bends. The collision took place on Friday, January 19.
‘Mr Edgar was a front-seat passenger in a Skoda Fabia being driven westwards by his partner Steven Martin. The car was purchased earlier that day.
‘Stephen McCord was travelling eastwards in his Ford Ranger pick-up. His wife Yvonne McCord was the front-seat passenger. The collision took place around 10.45am.
‘As the Skoda negotiated a right-hand bend it was driving too fast for the conditions and the accused lost control. ‘The accused appears to have over-corrected, resulting in his car crossing the carriageway, spinning clockwise and striking the oncoming Ford Ranger. The driver of the Ford Ranger had anticipated the collision but the only evasive action available to him was to brake.’
Mr Barclay said the McCords sustained several injuries, while Mr Edgar and Martin were trapped inside the Skoda.
He added that Mr Edgar, a freelance artist, was taken to Ninewells Hospital in Dun-
‘Loss affected him greatly’
dee. He had a severe brain injury which he was unlikely to survive.
‘Arrangements were made for him to undergo organ donation which took place in the early hours of January 24, 2018. Treatment was withdrawn and Mr Edgar died at 3.04am the same day.
‘The accused was conveyed to Ninewells Hospital. It is understood he suffered a broken clavicle and a punctured lung. It is understood... the loss of his partner has affected him greatly.’
Mr Barclay said Martin, of Glenrothes, Fife, was interviewed by police and confirmed that he had picked up the Skoda Fabia that day.
He added: ‘He did not think he was travelling too fast and mentioned that other vehicles had overtaken him during his journey.’
Sentence was deferred for reports.