Drunk driver footballer facing long jail term after killing Rangers-daft dad
23-year-old Craig Forbes admitted causing the death of 59-year-old David Horn near Greenock
Last updated 1st Mar 2024
A DRUNK junior footballer who killed a Rangers supporting dad in a head on horror crash has been told he’s going to jail for a long time.
Craig Forbes, 23, struck David Horn's vehicle on the A78 near Inverkip on October 15, 2022.
Largs Thistle player Forbes - who had earlier attended a wedding - overtook another vehicle when it was unsafe and smashed into the other car on the other carriageway
The 59-year-old victim was trapped inside. He died from his horrific injuries in hospital.
Tributes were paid to Mr Horn at his beloved Ibrox Stadium as fans held an applause on the 59th minute at a Rangers and Livingston match.
Mr Horn, a season ticket holder from Wemyss Bay, Inverclyde, travelled to matches on the local supporters bus.
He was described as: "loving, caring and compassionate husband and father, and a ready, willing and true friend to many.”
The retired procurement manager for Hewlett Packard is survived by his wife and two children.
First offender Forbes pleaded guilty at the High Court in Glasgow to causing Mr Horn's death by dangerous driving. He was found to be over the legal limit.
Sentence was deferred pending background reports by Judge Douglas Brown who disqualified Forbes from driving in the interim.
The judge told him: "Although bail is continued, you should expect a substantial prison sentence when you return."