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| A drink-driver who caused his teenage nephew's death when he crashed in Aberdeenshire while double the legal limit has been jailed for seven years. | |
| John Ball, 36, was driving his nephew Shaun Eaton, 18, after a night out when he lost control of his car. | |
| Mr Eaton, from Mastrick, Aberdeen, was pronounced dead after the crash on the B999 in July 2007. | Mr Eaton, from Mastrick, Aberdeen, was pronounced dead after the crash on the B999 in July 2007. |
| Ball admitted causing death by dangerous driving and was jailed at the High Court in Dunfermline. | Ball admitted causing death by dangerous driving and was jailed at the High Court in Dunfermline. |
| Fellow motorists who saw Ball, of Pitmedden, driving, described him as "idiotic" and "ridiculous". | |
| The court was told Ball wished to apologise unreservedly to his sister for what he had done. |