The family of a man killed in a horrific crash on the A9 have successfully sued his girlfriend for £185,000.
Hazel Gibson, 31, of Lochgelly, was behind the wheel of the Renault Kangoo when it crashed near Bankfoot in November 2011 as she travelled to a wedding in Fort William.
Boyfriend Michael Joyce died at the scene and Ms Gibson’s seven-year-old son Cole succumbed to his injuries two days later.
Cole saved the life of other children as his mother consented to his organs being donated.
Ms Gibson, who was 17 weeks’ pregnant at the time, was badly injured, suffering fractures to her pelvis and spine, as well as broken ribs.
Her son by Mr Joyce, Talon, was born five months later.
Mr Joyce’s parents and four others sued Ms Gibson and her insurers, claiming her negligence caused the crash.
In a hearing at the Court of Session, Lord Kinclaven found in their favour and awarded them damages.
Ms Gibson was driving north on the Perth to Inverness stretch of the A9 when she swerved onto the opposite side of the road, hitting an oncoming Peugeot 206.
At the time of the incident she told crash investigators she had suffered a sharp pain in her stomach which caused her to veer onto the opposite carriageway.
Experts told the court the accident was likely to have been caused by Ms Gibson swerving to the left, then over-correcting.
Ms Gibson claimed Mr Joyce caused the over-correction by grabbing the steering wheel.
Giving his decision, Lord Kinclaven wrote: “I have reached the conclusion that the pursuers are entitled to reparation from the defenders.
“On the evidence, the defenders have failed to provide an acceptable non-negligent account of how the accident occurred.”