Lorry driver who killed motorist after suffering dizzy spells shouldn’t have been behind the wheel
Sheriff told Jedburgh Sheriff Court Dr Davies should have recommended a total road ban to Power, of Annan, Dumfries-shire
A TRUCKER who killed a motorist after suffering dizzy spells at the wheel should have been told by a doctor not to drive, a sheriff ruled.
John Power, 65, ploughed into James Miller’s car following a “sudden loss of disorientation” in his lorry.
James, 64, of Hawick, Roxburghshire died in a fireball when his Vauxhall Cavalier was shunted off the A7 near Teviothead.
A fatal accident inquiry heard the December 2015 horror was the third time in six months Power became giddy — including once while pushing pallets at work.
Dr Paul Davies, of North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust, advised Power not to drive HGVs.
But the trucker and bosses at J Dickenson Transport felt he could control the 7.5-tonne Renault box lorry before the deadly crash.
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Sheriff Peter Paterson said the “advice on driving was incorrect”.
He told Jedburgh Sheriff Court Dr Davies should have recommended a total road ban to Power, of Annan, Dumfries-shire.
He added future decisions should be based on drivers’ health, not vehicle size. North Cumbria Uni Hospitals Trust did not comment.
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