Motorist who knocked cyclist off her bike near Borders General Hospital is sentenced
Last updated 28th Jun 2023
A motorist who struck a cyclist at a roundabout near Borders General Hospital has admitted a charge of careless driving.
Selkirk Sheriff Court today (Monday) heard Iain McLeod, from Lauder, failed to spot the woman - who was knocked off her bike in the collision.
It happened shortly before 1pm, on Sunday, December the 4th, last year.
The 65-year-old from Lauder handed himself in to police after an appeal was launched to find the driver.
At the time, it was reported Audrey Power was approaching the junction near Melrose when a car "came flying out of nowhere" and crashed into her. She managed to drag herself onto the roundabout where she collapsed, but was helped by passerbys, who rushed to her aid and dialled 999.
The experienced cyclist said she felt "lucky to be alive" after feeling her head "bouncing off the road two or three times".
The business owner suffered a chipped bone in her arm, a large cut on her elbow, a head injury along with painful bruising and swelling on her left leg and hip.
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Passing sentence, Sheriff Peter Anderson noted McLeod has been driving for 46 years and had a clean licence.
He fined him £300, ordered him to pay a £20 victim surcharge, and added three penalty points to his licence.
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Meanwhile, a 24-year-old woman caught driving in Melrose while almost four times the legal alcohol limit has been banned from the road for two years and fined a total of £320.
Selkirk Sheriff Court today heard police found Kim Allan, from Earlston, with extensive damage to her vehicle in Waverley Road on January the 15th this year.
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