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| Man admits M74 road rage killing | Man admits M74 road rage killing |
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| A member of a notorious Glasgow crime family has admitted killing a man during a road rage incident. | A member of a notorious Glasgow crime family has admitted killing a man during a road rage incident. |
| Paul Lyons, 28, rammed 32-year-old Mark Fleeman's van on the M74 motorway near Larkhall in June last year. | Paul Lyons, 28, rammed 32-year-old Mark Fleeman's van on the M74 motorway near Larkhall in June last year. |
| The High Court in Glasgow heard that Lyons was high on drink and drugs and banned from driving at the time. | The High Court in Glasgow heard that Lyons was high on drink and drugs and banned from driving at the time. |
| Mr Fleeman died after his van spun off the road and overturned. His 17-year-old passenger Lee Allsup was seriously injured. Both men were from Uttoxeter. | Mr Fleeman died after his van spun off the road and overturned. His 17-year-old passenger Lee Allsup was seriously injured. Both men were from Uttoxeter. |
| Lyons fled to Spain after the killing but was extradited back to Scotland after being arrested by Spanish police. | |
| It appears that the accused's response to this gesture is what led to Mr Fleeman's death Iain McSporran Advocate depute | |
| He pleaded guilty to culpable homicide and attempting to defeat the ends of justice. | |
| The court heard that shopfitter Mr Fleeman was driving to work along the M74 in the early hours of 4 June last year when Lyons repeatedly tried to crash his own van into him at more than 70mph. | |
| The vehicles eventually collided, with Mr Fleeman's overturning several times before landing at the side of the carriageway. | |
| Advocate depute Iain McSporran said Mr Fleeman had initially gestured at Lyons because of his erratic driving. | |
| He said: "It appears that the accused's response to this gesture is what led to Mr Fleeman's death." | |
| Mark Fleeman had been on his way to work when the incident happened | |
| The court was told that Lyons, who was driving home from a night out with friends in Manchester, had been drinking beer and wine and took valium pills during the trip north. | |
| He was originally charged with murder or an alternative charge of causing death by reckless driving. | |
| The court heard that Mr Fleeman's family had been left devastated by the death and that his wife had contemplated suicide. | |
| Lawyers for Lyons said he accepted his conduct had been utterly irresponsible and stupid and he expressed remorse to his victims families. | Lawyers for Lyons said he accepted his conduct had been utterly irresponsible and stupid and he expressed remorse to his victims families. |
| He will be sentenced next month. | He will be sentenced next month. |