A charity that offers support to road accident victims and their families has condemned a bid by death crash driver Ewan Macpherson to win back his licence.
In 2008 the golf professional was jailed and was banned for driving for 10 years after causing a crash on the A85, which claimed the lives of five people.
This week, the 28-year-old returned to the High Court in Edinburgh and pleaded for his driving licence to be restored a move which was backed by Lord Brailsford, the judge who originally sent him to prison.
The Courier revealed the legal move had won the blessing of Tamara Webster, whose daughter Tanya, 19, died in the crash.
She said: “There’s no point in me getting angry at him. He is entitled to get on with his life.”
But London-based charity RoadPeace, which helps people recovering from road accidents, said Macpherson should not be allowed back behind the wheel.
Executive director Amy Aeron-Thomas said: “RoadPeace believes that those convicted of causing death by dangerous driving should lose their licence permanently.
“A driving licence is a privilege, not a basic human right like the right to life.”
She added: “We need more bans, longer bans and bans to start as soon as the driver is arrested.”
The A85 crash happened near Methven on January 27 2007 when Macpherson, of Auchterarder, pulled out to overtake on a blind summit and struck an oncoming Honda Civic.
His car, a Vauxhall Corsa, left the road and burst into flames.
Tanya Webster and her friend, 19-year-old Donna Miller, both died at the scene.
The three other victims in the Honda were William Melville, 67, his wife Alison, 60, and their son William, 30.