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12.12.2023 - 13:39 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A banned drink driver who caused a collision which caused the death of a much loved grandmother has been jailed for nine years.
Dawid Zywicki, 28, had 15 previous road traffic convictions when he got behind the wheel of his Ford Fiesta van on March 27, 2022. The high court heard how he was more than three times the drink driving limit on the night.
He was going at speed when he ended up crashing head on into a private hire taxi in which Margaret Pearson was a back seat passenger.
The court heard how Margaret, 75, sustained serious injuries during the collision which took place in Todd Street in Haghill, Glasgow, She later died from her injuries in the city’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
Meanwhile, Zywicki’s vehicle also struck a man who was fixing his tyre at the side of the road. Kevin O’Neill was left badly hurt.
Judge Lord Scott remanded Zywicki in custody following a hearing at the High Court in Glasgow last month. He also called for a report in the repeat offender’s background.
On Tuesday, Zywicki, a prisoner of HMP Barlinnie, reappeared for sentencing at the High Court in Edinburgh. His lawyer Paul Nelson KC asked Lord Scott to be as lenient as he could be in the circumstances.
However, Lord Scott told him that the nature of his offending meant that only a jail term was appropriate.
In his sentencing statement, the judge made reference to the “significant and lasting” damage that have been caused to Mrs Pearson’s family as a consequence of her death.
But he also made reference to remarks that Zywicki had made to court appointed social workers.
He added: “I have had regard to the victim impact statements that have been submitted to the court by Margaret Pearson’s daughters.
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