Driver denies hitting pedestrian on A99 at Groats

A Cambridgeshire driver has been accused of having hit a pedestrian after losing control of his vehicle at John O'Groats.

Matthew Laraway denied a charge of dangerous driving, at Wick Sheriff Court last week, and will stand trial on November 28.

The charge alleges that the 33-year-old accelerated harshly, causing the rear of his vehicle to swing out onto the opposite side of the A99, skidded sideways, and collided with Luke Phelan who was injured.

Laraway, of Eayre Court, St Neots, is said to have also damaged a lamppost in the incident on September 23, last year.