DEATH TRIAL DRIVER WAS BIKER CHAMP; Race ace tells of past track glory.Byline: Amy Devine A DRIVER accused of causing a road accident that killed a pensioner PENSIONER. One who is supported by an allowance at the will of another. It is more usually applied to him who receives an annuity or pension from the government. was once a champion motorbike racer racer, name for several related swift, slender snakes, especially those of the genus Coluber. All of the racers are nonpoisonous, nonconstricting, day-active snakes. The black racer, C. . Alan Duffus, 62, yesterday told the High Court in Dundee that he quit the sport in 1979 and that speed no longer exhilarated ex·hil·a·rate tr.v. ex·hil·a·rat·ed, ex·hil·a·rat·ing, ex·hil·a·rates 1. To cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; elate: We were exhilarated by the cool, pine-scented air. him. The jury heard Duffus won motorbike racing awards in categories up to 1000cc superbikes and had a bend at the Knockhill circuit, in Fife, named after him. He denies racing his BMW BMW in full Bayerische Motoren Werke AG German automaker. Founded as an aircraft engine manufacturer in 1916, the company assumed the name Bayerische Motoren Werke and became known for its high-speed motorcycles in the 1920s. against Grant Whyte, 22, resulting in the death of 67-year-old Senga Elder outside her home in Auchtermuchty, Fife, on January 24 last year. Duffus, of Kinneswood, and Whyte, of Cupar, both Fife, are both accused of racing at dangerous and excessive speeds on winding country roads. It is alleged that at about 12.10pm, Whyte struck Mrs Elder after losing control of his grey Corsa and mounting the pavement after Duffus braked suddenly in front. Prosecutor Keith Stewart Keith Stewart of Glasserton (1739 – 3 March, 1795) was a Scottish Admiral and MP in the British Parliament. He was the second surviving son of Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway. Naval career He joined the Royal Navy in about 1753. said: "The two accused had a common criminal purpose, to engage in a race and drive dangerously." The jury are to retire today to consider their verdict. CAPTION(S): ACCUSED: Whyte AWARDS: Alan Duffus |
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