Former Rangers player to stand trial over woman's death in crash

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 3 Nov, 15:26 · Archive

Former Rangers player Kyle Hutton, 35, is to stand trial in February 2028 accused of killing Victoria Cairns, 40, in a road collision in Rutherglen in November 2024.

Kyle Hutton, a 35-year-old former Rangers player, is to stand trial in February 2028 accused of killing Victoria Cairns, 40, in a road collision in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire on 2 November 2024.

Hutton is alleged to have been unfit to drive through alcohol or drugs when he struck Cairns, who was standing on Farmeloan Road. Prosecutors claim he was travelling at excessive speed for the conditions and failed to carry out proper observations, meaning he did not detect her presence on the road. He is said to have struck Cairns, causing her to fall to the ground. She suffered injuries so serious that she died in hospital four days later.

Hutton faces a charge of causing death by dangerous driving. There is an alternative allegation that her death resulted from careless driving instead. He is also charged with failing to co-operate with breath and drug tests when asked by a police officer, and with not providing two specimens of breath to determine his ability to drive.

Hutton, who also played for St Mirren, Dumbarton and Partick Thistle, denies all charges. During a hearing at the High Court in Glasgow, his defence counsel Graeme Brown KC pleaded not guilty on his behalf. The trial is expected to last about four days. A solicitor advocate noted there was potentially upsetting footage which jurors may be shown as evidence, and that Hutton's wife was likely to be called as a defence witness.

Hutton remains on bail pending trial.

How it is being reported

• Former Rangers player Kyle Hutton to stand trial over road deathVictoria Cairns died four days after the crash in Rutherglen in November 2024.BBC Glasgow And West · 3 Nov, 15:10
• Former Rangers star to stand trial accused of killing womanFormer Rangers player Kyle Hutton denies causing Victoria Cairns’ death in a Rutherglen fatal road crash; trial at Glasgow High Court set for February 2028.Glasgow Times · 3 Nov, 14:42
• Former Rangers player to stand trial accused of killing woman in road collisionKyle Hutton is said to have been “unfit to drive through alcohol or drugs” when he allegedly struck Victoria Cairns, 40, in Farmeloan Road, Rutherglen in Lanarkshire on November 2, 2024The Herald · 3 Nov, 14:30

In this story: Kyle Hutton · Victoria Cairns · Rangers · Rutherglen · High Court in Glasgow · Graeme Brown

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