- John Gribben was sentenced to 6 years in jail in 2018 after mother-of-three Joan Worth was killed immediately within the horror crash
- Prosecutors stated Gribben had used ‘Ayrshire street as a racetrack’ and he was convicted of inflicting demise by harmful driving
- He was banned from driving for 12 years, however his authorized bid to overturn disqualification six years early was refused by choose
A driver who killed a much-loved grandmother after racing at as much as 140mph has failed in a bid to get his licence again early.
John Gribben was again within the dock on the Excessive Court docket in Glasgow yesterday having been jailed for six years there in 2018.
The 26-year-old was behind the wheel of an Audi A3 when he and Logan Knox drove alongside the A77 close to Prestwick Airport, Ayrshire, earlier than tragedy struck in January 2017.
Joan Worth had been getting back from brass band apply with a good friend when Knox misplaced management of his highly effective Volkswagen Golf GTI ploughing head on into the 59-year-old’s Nissan Pulsar.
The mother-of-three, a help employee of Troon, Ayrshire, died immediately.
John Gribben was again within the dock on the Excessive Court docket in Glasgow in his failed try to regain his driving licence
Crash sufferer Joan Worth, 59, had been getting back from brass band apply when tragedy struck
Gribben was convicted of inflicting demise by harmful driving for his half in what occurred.
He was additionally responsible of additional excessive velocity driving simply two months after the deadly crash.
Prosecutors described how Gribben had used ‘Ayrshire street as a racetrack’.
In addition to the jail-term, Choose Sean Murphy KC additionally banned him from the street for 12 years.
Gribben, of Ayr, returned to courtroom yesterday aiming to chop the disqualification six years early.
His lawyer Bob Mitchell stated he was ‘ a special man’, which included donating his kidney to his sick mom, had stayed out of hassle since being freed early from jail and had arrange his personal enterprise.
The prosecution had opposed the bid.
Giving his verdict, Choose Murphy informed Gribben: ‘The offences listed below are amongst the worst I’ve seen in my profession
‘I’ve little question in any way that, in most different areas, you’re a younger man with a commendable character.’
He stated he needed to contemplate all of the circumstances together with Gribben’s harmful driving even after Ms Worth’s demise.
The choose: ‘For my part, it will not be applicable to revive the licence presently, so, due to this fact, the applying is refused.’
Knox was jailed for 5 years and 4 months in 2017 after he pleaded responsible to the identical crime as Gribben at a separate listening to.
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