Fine for driver whose overtaking caused accident on A9

William Sutherland, 71, of Drumsturdy Road, Kingennie, was fined £1,000 at Perth Sheriff Court.

He admitted that on August 21 2014, on the A9 Inverness to Perth road at Blair Atholl, he drove dangerously by overtaking in the face of oncoming traffic, causing a car to collide with another car.

The court heard that Sutherland was “three-quarters through” his manoeuvre of overtaking a vehicle when he realised a car was coming in the opposite direction.

“Unfortunately my client ended up being sandwiched beside this vehicle,” Sutherland’s solicitor said.

Sutherland was also banned from driving for a year.