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Jail term for skull injury driver Parents in crash sentence anger
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A driver who lost part of his skull in a car crash which killed another man has been jailed for two years and nine months. The grief-stricken parents of a man killed in a crash have described the driver's jail sentence as a "pittance".
The sentencing of Amarjit Singh, 19, had been delayed for nearly a year to allow him to have a titanium plate inserted into his head. Donald Campbell's son William died after being thrown from the rear of a car being driven by Amarjit Singh, who was jailed for two years, nine months.
The crash in Larkhall in March 2005 happened after Singh agreed to drive William Campbell home for money. Singh, 20, who suffered severe head injuries in the crash, admitted driving dangerously on 13 March, 2005 on the B7078 Carlisle Road in Larkhall.
Mr Campbell was killed when the car left the road at high speed on a bend. Lord Macfadyen had delayed sentence on Singh for six months due to the injury.
Lord Macfadyen had warned the teenager when he appeared at the High Court in Edinburgh in May 2006 that he faced several years detention as a result of the incident. Mr Campbell, 50, and his wife Marion, 53, condemned the judge's decision to reduce the length of the jail term and said it was they who would be "serving a life sentence".
He delayed sentencing so the accused could undergo surgery to his damaged skull. Mr Campbell said: "We think the sentence is a pittance. I was expecting a full six-year sentence.
Lord Macfadyen told Singh: "You had been left with a serious defect in your skull, so that a substantial area of bone was missing and the underlying brain was covered only by skin. A car in the wrong hands is as deadly as a knife or gun. It is us, the family, who are serving a life sentence Marion CampbellVictim's mother
"That rendered you vulnerable to serious, possibly fatal, injury if you suffered a blow to that area of your head. "It is not going to bring our son back, but justice was not done today."
"I did not consider that you could safely be given a custodial sentence until the defect in your skull had been repaired. Mrs Campbell said: "They give a third off for a guilty plea and then half the remaining sentence is reduced for good behaviour.
"It was for that reason that I considered that the appropriate course was for me to continue the case for a period of six months to allow time for that procedure to be carried out." "A car in the wrong hands is as deadly as a knife or gun. It is us, the family, who are serving a life sentence."
Excessive speed The crash in Larkhall happened after Singh agreed to drive Mr Campbell home in exchange for money.
Singh, from Stepps, admitted causing the death of his back seat passenger by driving dangerously on 13 March, 2005, on the B7078 Carlisle Road in Larkhall. He admitted driving dangerously at an excessive speed, which caused him to lose control of his Toyota Celica as he overtook another car at about 0300 GMT.
He drove at excessive speed, overtook another car, swerved violently and lost control of the Toyota Celica at about 0300 GMT. Lord Macfadyen reduced Singh's sentence after an early guilty plea
Mr Campbell died after suffering a head injury when he was thrown from the back seat of the car.Mr Campbell died after suffering a head injury when he was thrown from the back seat of the car.
He had been at a night out at Hamilton Palace nightclub and walked with a friend to a nearby petrol station where Singh was filling his car. During sentencing Lord Macfadyen told Singh: "I take into account the timing and circumstances of your plea of guilty.
He asked him for a lift to Larkhall as he could not find a taxi and offered to pay Singh £10. "That plea was tendered at a preliminary hearing, and I regard it as appropriate on that account to reduce the sentence by 25%.
Mr Campbell and his friend did not know Singh but he agreed to take them on the six-mile journey. "Had you been found guilty after trial, I would have sentenced you to four years' detention, but on account of your plea I shall reduce that to three years."
Lord Macfadyen also banned Singh from driving for five years. The judge further reduced the sentence by three months due to the injuries sustained by the accused, which had caused the case to continue for a longer period.