Drunk driver using phone killed grandad in hit-and-run

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Sept, 22:12

Gary Gallacher struck James Craig with a hired car while drunk and using a mobile phone.

Gary Gallacher, 37, hit James Craig, 70, with a hired Mercedes A Class car in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire on 27 October 2024. Gallacher was drunk and using a mobile phone at the time. Craig died in the incident.

How it is being reported

• Ex-prisoner admits killing 'beloved grandad' in hit-and-run crashBBC Glasgow And West · 21 Sept, 13:55
• Drunk driver was on mobile phone when he killed grandad in hit-and-runThe Herald · 21 Sept, 12:09

In this story: Gary Gallacher · James Craig · Hamilton · South Lanarkshire

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