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Top vaccine manufacturer executive avoids road ban at Inverness Sheriff Court after being caught speeding at 108mph in Ross-shire By Court Reporter Published: 16:30, 16 March 2021
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The Inverness Justice Centre. Picture: Gary Anthony.
A TOP executive with a company involved in the manufacture of a Covid vaccine kept his driving licence despite speeding at almost twice the limit in Ross-shire while rushing to a government meeting.
David Lawrence (57) admitted doing 108mph on the A832 at Achanalt on August 2. The limit is 60mph. Lawrence, of Ormidale Terrace in Edinburgh, was the chief financial officer for French biotech company Valneva SE, which develops vaccines.
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Highland driver was addicted to pills, court told; Police called when motorists saw car swerving on Kessock Bridge By Ali Morrison
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Updated: 09:09, 14 January 2021
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Inverness Justice Centre.
Concerned motorists contacted the police when a car being driven across the Kessock Bridge was swerving about the road.
Officers caught up with Stuart Strang (37), from Elphin, near Lairg, on October 4 2019, and stopped his vehicle.
Inverness Sheriff Court was told that Strang was parked in a lay-by and vomiting when officers approached him.
Road ban and fine for Elphin drug-driver By Court Reporter
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Updated: 16:13, 07 January 2021
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A DRIVER from Sutherland took to the wheel after consuming a huge amount of medication, a court heard.
Stuart Strang (37), Elphin, came to police attention after his vehicle swerved about the road as it crossed the Kessock Bridge, to the concern of other motorists.
Strang accepted he should not have been driving. Picture: Adobe Stock Images
He was parked in a lay-by and vomiting when officers caught up with him.