Driver fined over pensioner death

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A driver who killed a 90-year-old woman after reversing over her has been fined £500 and given six penalty points.

Colin Anderson, 48, was backing out of his drive in Hurlford, Kilmarnock, in January, when he knocked down Katherine Smith, who was walking on the pavement.

Anderson and a passer-by pulled Ms Smith clear but she died in hospital.

At Kilmarnock Sheriff Court, the coach driver was convicted of driving without due care and attention. He was cleared of having broken reverse lights.

The court heard the Highway Code ruled drivers should always reverse into driveways and drive out forwards.

Sheriff Elizabeth McFarlane said she had to take into account the culpability of his driving and not the consequences, adding that the offence was "at the lower end of the scale".