Driver, 20, caused a fatal crash two days after test

A YOUNG man has admitted causing his friend’s death in a car crash – just two days after passing his driving test.

Calvin McRobb, 20, lost control of his Citroën C2 on a double bend on the A947 Dyce to Newmachar road in Aberdeenshire.

He crashed into a Seat Leon travelling in the opposite direction at speeds over the 60mph limit in the early hours of March 12 last year.

Passenger Benjamin Waterfield, 17, suffered extensive injuries and died the following day in hospital.

Another passenger, a 16-year-old girl, was also injured along with the other car’s 23-year-old driver.

McRobb, of Cove, in Aberdeen, pled guilty to causing his friend’s death by driving carelessly.

Mr Benjamin’s mother said her son had been robbed of his future after the court hearing at Aberdeen Sheriff Court yesterday.

Sarah Waterfield, 46, said: “All I want is justice for my son. I’ve lost the future for him. He had just worked out what he wanted to do with the rest of his life. He wanted to join the army.

“Having to switch off the machines – letting my son go – was the hardest thing I’ve had to do in the world.”

Depute fiscal David Barclay said the novice driver had been asked by another friend to pick up the girl from a party in Newmachar.

The court heard the Citroën had undergone several modifications, including a lowered suspension and had non-standard tyres fitted.

Defence lawyer David Moggach said his client accepted that he was driving too fast.

Sentence was deferred for background reports until later this year.