Glasgow bin lorry crash driver arrested
He was allegedly driving without a license
Harry Clarke, the driver who blacked out at the wheel of a bin lorry in December last year killing 6 people, has been arrested again for allegedly driving without a licence.
A fatal injury inquiry held last year was told that Clarke failed to mention to Glasgow City Council that he had a history of vertigo, dizziness and heart problems. The inquiry also was told about an incident where Clarke blacked out at the wheel of a bus that both medical experts and his employers, Glasgow City council, were unaware of.
Although he did not face legal action, Clarke’s license was suspended for a year on medical grounds, and has also been banned from driving heavy goods vehicles for the same amount of time.
However, Clarke was arrested and is accused of driving a car on 20 September despite losing his licence for medical reasons.
Erin McQuade, a Glasgow uni student who was 18 her grandparents Jack Sweeney, 68, and his 69-year-old wife Lorraine, all from Dumbarton, died in the bin lorry crash in Queen Street and George Square.
A further 15 people were injured.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “A 58-year-old man was arrested in connection with alleged road traffic offences and a report has been sent to the procurator fiscal.”