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image captionThe accident happened on the A72 in the Borders in March last year
A man who admitted a charge of causing death by careless driving following a crash in the Borders last year has been banned for 12 months.
A court was told a momentary lapse of attention from Keith Atkinson, 69, of Edinburgh, resulted in the accident on the A72 near Innerleithen on 1 March.
Annie Notman, 82, from Biggar, died a day after the four-vehicle crash.
Atkinson was banned at Selkirk Sheriff Court and also put on a home curfew between 19:00 and 07:00 for 10 months.
His lawyer Ross Dow, told the court that on the day of the crash his client had been early for an appointment and had decided to pull over into a lay-by.
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image captionThe accident happened on the A72 in the Borders last year
A man has admitted a charge of causing death by careless driving following a crash in the Borders last year.
Keith Atkinson, 68, from Edinburgh, pleaded guilty to the offence which happened on the A72 near Innerleithen on 1 March 2020.
Annie Notman, 82, from Biggar, died as a result of her injuries a day after the four-vehicle crash.
Sentence was deferred at Selkirk Sheriff Court until 18 May for background reports.
Atkinson was made the subject of an interim disqualification from driving until that date.
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Keith Atkinson, 68, from Edinburgh, pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving A PENSIONER has admitted a charge of causing death by careless driving following a road incident in the Borders last year. Keith Atkinson, 68, from Edinburgh, pleaded guilty to the offence which happened on the A72 near Innerleithen on March 1, 2020. After the four-vehicle incident, great-grandmother Annie Notman, 82, from Biggar, was airlifted to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary where she died of her injuries the following day. Sentence was deferred at Selkirk Sheriff Court until May 18 for the production of background reports and Atkinson was made the subject of an interim disqualification from driving until that date.