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| Man guilty of drink-drive death | Man guilty of drink-drive death |
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| A man has been found guilty of causing the death of a pedestrian by dangerous driving on an Aberdeenshire road after he had been drinking. | A man has been found guilty of causing the death of a pedestrian by dangerous driving on an Aberdeenshire road after he had been drinking. |
| Boat painter Richard Jones, 22, died after being hit by a car on the B9033 Fraserburgh to Cairnbulg road in May last year. | Boat painter Richard Jones, 22, died after being hit by a car on the B9033 Fraserburgh to Cairnbulg road in May last year. |
| Steven Duthie, 31, had denied causing his death in the incident. | Steven Duthie, 31, had denied causing his death in the incident. |
| However a jury at the High Court in Aberdeen found Duthie guilty by a majority. Sentence was deferred. | However a jury at the High Court in Aberdeen found Duthie guilty by a majority. Sentence was deferred. |
| The verdict followed a six-day trial. | The verdict followed a six-day trial. |
| Witness William Stephen had told the trial how he tried to save the victim after the impact. | |
| Men 'bickering' | |
| Mr Stephen said he had given Mr Jones and Duthie a lift to a party after a night out. Mr Stephen said he threw Mr Jones out of the car when he started "bickering" with Duthie. | |
| The court heard Mr Jones threw a brick at the people carrier on the countryside road, and Mr Stephen got out to remonstrate. | |
| He said: "At this time I was aware of lights coming towards us and I shouted, 'there's a car coming, watch yourself'. | |
| Steven Duthie had been on trial at the High Court in Aberdeen | |
| "I remember standing back from the road in the lay-by. He went across the road waving his hands into the right hand carriageway. | |
| "I was screaming at him to get off the road. Next thing I know, the car struck him, that's when I realised it was my car." | |
| Mr Stephen told the court he "froze" when he saw Mr Jones lying on the grass verge, and went to help him. | |
| He said: "I sat him up a wee bit to see if that would help. I was phoning 999. I remember them asking me if he had any injuries and I looked at him, he was lying flat on his back. | |
| "I put him in the recovery position and tried to clear his airways." | |
| Sentence was deferred until September for reports, and Duthie - who was also driving without a licence or insurance - was released on bail. |