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| A drink-driver who caused his teenage nephew's death when he crashed in Aberdeenshire while double the legal limit has been jailed for seven years. | A drink-driver who caused his teenage nephew's death when he crashed in Aberdeenshire while double the legal limit has been jailed for seven years. |
| John Ball, 36, lost control of his car on the B999 while driving the morning after a night out in July 2007. | |
| His 18-year-old passenger Shaun Eaton from Mastrick, Aberdeen, was pronounced dead after the crash. | |
| Ball, who was jailed at the High Court in Dunfermline, admitted causing his nephew's death by dangerous driving. | |
| Fellow motorists who saw Ball, of Pitmedden, described his driving as "idiotic" and "ridiculous". | |
| The court was told Ball wished to apologise unreservedly to his sister for what he had done. | The court was told Ball wished to apologise unreservedly to his sister for what he had done. |