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Three young drivers have appeared at the High Court in Glasgow in connection with a seven-vehicle crash near Dumfries in which three people died.Three young drivers have appeared at the High Court in Glasgow in connection with a seven-vehicle crash near Dumfries in which three people died.
Stuart Logue, 19, and Graham Lynn, 21, pled guilty to causing the deaths by dangerous driving in November 2006.Stuart Logue, 19, and Graham Lynn, 21, pled guilty to causing the deaths by dangerous driving in November 2006.
Shaun Marshall, 18, admitted a reduced charge of dangerous driving.Shaun Marshall, 18, admitted a reduced charge of dangerous driving.
Bethany Secker, 21, from Bristol, and teenagers Mark Johnston and Luke Shearman, from Dumfries, all died in the A75 crash. Sentence was deferred.Bethany Secker, 21, from Bristol, and teenagers Mark Johnston and Luke Shearman, from Dumfries, all died in the A75 crash. Sentence was deferred.
The two victims from Dumfries were in the car driven by Logue, who lost control of the vehicle.
When are young men going to realise that motor vehicles are not toys, but potentially lethal weapons? Rita Rae QC
The court heard his car - which was travelling at 89mph - went head-on into an oncoming car driven by Ms Secker, killing her and seriously injuring her passenger.
Lynn's car then struck Logue's while Marshall lost control and smashed his car into a crash barrier.
Temporary judge Rita Rae QC said the crash had not been an accident but was the result of a deliberate decision by the three accused - who are all from Dumfries - to race each other.Temporary judge Rita Rae QC said the crash had not been an accident but was the result of a deliberate decision by the three accused - who are all from Dumfries - to race each other.
She said it was a tragic consequence of treating driving as a game. "When are young men going to realise that motor vehicles are not toys, but potentially lethal weapons?" she said.
Sentences were deferred until 18 March. "This is the tragic consequence of those who treat driving as a game."
She banned all three from driving and sentences were deferred until 18 March.
Logue and Lynn were detained in custody.