Julie Welsh lost her unborn child, had both legs amputated and needed 24-hour care after being hit by Darren Morrison's speeding Mercedes 😔
A man who ran over a pregnant woman who lost her unborn child was jailed today for two years. Darren Morrison, 20, struck Julie Welsh, 40, in Glasgow's Springburn on December 12 2020.
Sheriff Joan Kerr told him: "Julie Welsh was unable to participate in the trial but her family provided victim impact statements. The sentencing was earlier told that Morrison had three penalty points on his licence for failing to comply with a traffic signal. "She came off the left passenger side windscreen and she ended up further back on the road she was walking on impact."
The court heard that Morrison, his girlfriend and two other friends were heading back to his house after collecting food to watch boxing.Miss McGowan said in her speech: "He can't explain why he didn't see Julie Welsh, a moving object until she is in front of his car. Julie suffered a traumatic head injury, a fractured top rib, a broken left arm, extensive lower leg and pelvic injuries.She had to have temporary removal of bone from the skull to stop a brain bleed on December 12 and 14 2020.
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