Tragedy struck as Colin was returning home from his job as a mechanical engineer at the Clyde naval base at Faslane on November 10 2020.
The 40-year-old dad never survived after being hurtled over the bonnet of MacKinnon's Volkswagen Golf.He got behind the wheel despite a test later revealing the presence of six different drugs in his system including street Valium, methadone and morphine.
Prosecutor Neil McCulloch told the High Court in Glasgow how the victim was"highly visible" to others. The prosecutor said:"Colin McCourt travelled over the bonnet of the Volkswagen then striking the windscreen.MacKinnon went on to hit another car before coming to a halt after his motor spun onto its roof.
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