

Kieran Kennedy, 21, from Chapelton, South Lanarkshire, had only been driving for a few weeks when the horror crash happened as Megan Scott crossed with the lights at the crossing at Kingsway, East Kilbride, at 5.46pm on October 18, 2017.

The force of the impact flung Megan into the air and she died shortly after.

At the High Court in Glasgow judge Lord Armstrong told Kennedy: “It was a single careless manoeuvre involving momentary inattention.


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Instead, Lord Armstrong ordered Kennedy to perform 300 hours of unpaid work in the community. He also banned him from driving for four years.

Kennedy was originally charged with causing Megan's death by dangerous driving – but was convicted of the lesser charge of causing death by careless driving.

Kennedy, who was driving his black Volkswagen Sirocco, on the outside lane of the Kingsway, East Kilbride, struck Megan Scott one second after the traffic lights changed from amber to red.

His car smashed into Megan, who was on her phone and wearing headphones, as she crossed at the pedestrian crossing.


The force of the impact threw her onto the bonnet of Kennedy's car and into the air. She landed close to a stationary bus.


Kennedy, who had only passed his driving test weeks before the collision, told the jury that the first thing he noticed was Megan's mobile phone at the bottom left-hand corner of his car windscreen.

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Former rail track maintenance worker Kennedy, who has been diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder and depression told the jury: “I've thought about that day every day. It's the only thing I think about.”









“At the time he was an inexperienced driver. He struggles with regret and remorse for Megan Scott's death. Her death will live with him for the rest of his life.”

Megan's family, who were in court, declined to comment.