Grieving husband horrified that road
promising to complete the work by 2025, just 11 miles have been finished. Transport Minister Jenny Gilruth admitted earlier this month that the process would now be delayed. Experts have said it could be 2050 before the remaining 70 miles are completed and have questioned the Government’s efforts to make progress. Chris said he was told it was driver error that caused the tragedy and, when he saw the road conditions, he could understand the difficulties his wife would have had on it. Chris and Katie were married for 17 years and lived in Chicago with their three daughters Bela, 17, Mae, 15, and Gillian, 10.
He said she was his “best friend” and added: “She loved travelling, the outdoors, she had a lot of plans. We have three daughters and Jared has four children. It has just been a lot to deal with, it’s been terrible.
“I don’t want anyone else to have to go through what we have.”
He said Katie, Jared and Mary-Lou had bonded over Outlander while they were caring for Mary- Lou’s husband David the year before, when he was suffering from dementia.
Chris said: “Mary-Lou’s husband passed away in August of 2021 and Katie had spent the summer with her mum and Jared caring for him. One thing they did while they were looking after David, because they had a lot of time just kind of sitting around caring for him, they somehow really got into Outlander.
“After David passed away, MaryLou got pretty down so Katie and Jared wanted to take her on a trip to just give her a good time and they chose Scotland because they all love the scenery in that show.
“They were only there for about four days before the accident.”
Chris said there also should be more checks or safety signs for drivers who are unfamiliar with the roads in the UK. He added: “I’m