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image captionThe pensioner was struck as she crossed Old Edinburgh Road in Uddingston
A driver who killed a 79-year-old woman while speeding in a car with faulty brakes has been jailed for five years.
David Harper was travelling at 45mph in a 30mph zone when he struck Margaret McGinnes as she crossed a road to go to church in Uddingston, South Lanarkshire.
He hit the brakes but the wheels locked up and the car went into a skid.
Vehicle examiners found that a cable to the anti-lock braking system (ABS) was frayed.
The High Court in Edinburgh heard that taxi drivers at the scene said they were alarmed at the speed Harper, 34, was driving at.
Motorist who killed OAP crossing road on her way to church is jailed
David Harper, 34, was driving an unroadworthy car at excessive speed before the fatal collision.
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A motorist was jailed for five years today after killing an elderly woman crossing a road on her way to church.