Gavin Aitken was driving a company car when he became 'distracted'
Gavin Aitken, 49, was behind the wheel of a company car when he ploughed into a motorbike on which Liam Scott was riding pillion. The 21 year-old - who had been set to join the army - never survived having suffered a fatal head injury.
"This was an avoidable distraction which caused him to take his eyes off the road. He became involved with the phone in the crucial seconds leading up to the approach to the junction." Liam was rushed to hospital in Glasgow and was found to have a significant brain injury. Part of the bike had also embedded into his leg.
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