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Callum Fox Pleads Guilty to Fatal 91mph Drink-Driving Crash in Paisley

Sentencing was deferred to January at the High Court in Kilmarnock.

Overview

  • Fox, 29, admitted causing death by dangerous driving at the High Court in Glasgow and was remanded in custody.
  • Airbag data showed his Mercedes accelerated from 66mph to 91mph on a 30mph road just before the collision.
  • A breath test recorded 113mg of alcohol per 100ml of breath, more than twice the 50mg legal limit in Scotland.
  • Witnesses said he was swerving and speeding after leaving a cocktail bar, and friends had urged him not to drive.
  • The victim, Jim Paterson, 63, a grandfather and shipyard worker, was pronounced dead at the scene after catastrophic injuries.