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SHOCKING: Speeding driver who killed teenager then fled the scene spared jail sentence | Mind Blowing Facts

A driver who knocked down and killed a teenager before fleeing the scene has walked free from court.

Brian Buchanan admitted to causing the death of 15-year-old Steven Mcilquham by driving carelessly on Alexander Street in Wishaw on New Year's Day 2020.

The 22-year-old was told by a sheriff at Hamilton Sheriff Court that his age had saved him from a jail sentence for the crash that "devastated" Steven's family, reports the Daily Record.

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