Death crash man given chance to get licence back

A motorist who helped make a road safety video in jail after causing the deaths of two friends when his car hit a train has been given the chance to get his driving licence back early.

Richard Fleming, 27, was a teenager when he was ordered to be detained for five years and banned from drivingforadecadein2008 following the collision at a Highland level crossing. College friends Paul Oliver and Allan Thain died in the crash.

But the judge who originally sentenced him, Lord Brailsford, agreed to remove the disqualification, giving him the opportunity to sit his test again and return to driving if successful. Lord Brailsford was told that since his release from custody Fleming has married, carried out an apprenticeship and was in work and has raised money for charities.