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| Man fined for triple fatal crash | Man fined for triple fatal crash |
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| A man has been fined for careless driving after three people - including two sisters - died in a crash. | A man has been fined for careless driving after three people - including two sisters - died in a crash. |
| Elena Putnam, 18, her sister Rachel, 20, and Rachel's boyfriend Mark Gardiner, 22, died in the crash on the B9022 south of Portsoy last July. | Elena Putnam, 18, her sister Rachel, 20, and Rachel's boyfriend Mark Gardiner, 22, died in the crash on the B9022 south of Portsoy last July. |
| Graham Reid, of Portsoy, admitted careless driving at Banff Sheriff Court. He was fined £640 and banned from driving for six months. | Graham Reid, of Portsoy, admitted careless driving at Banff Sheriff Court. He was fined £640 and banned from driving for six months. |
| Irene Addison, mother of the sisters, said the tragedy devastated her family. | Irene Addison, mother of the sisters, said the tragedy devastated her family. |
| The three who died were all from Cullen. | The three who died were all from Cullen. |
| 'Good people' | |
| Elena had returned home from Aberdeen because her sister was coming back from Italy. | |
| The three were travelling back to Aberdeen when the crash happened. | |
| Mrs Addison said of her loss: "I don't want anyone to experience what I have had to endure. | |
| The crash happened between a car and a van on the B9022 | |
| "Whatever happened to the driver will not change my life. My children are dead, but people need to take responsibility for their actions. | |
| "Every week something like this happens, particularly in the north east where young drivers are often blamed. However, all drivers need to examine their attitude to other road users." | |
| She added: "What Graham Reid did was terrible. He didn't go out intending to kill people. | |
| "He took away the lives of three honest, good, young people, who would never hurt anyone and who had worked so hard for their futures." |