A DRIVER who caused a crash on a dual carriageway section of the A78 in Greenock by attempting an illegal u-turn manoeuvre has had four penalty points imposed on his licence.

Cameron Jackson, 31, failed to observe an oncoming vehicle on a stretch of Inverkip Road and collided with it whilst behind the wheel of a Ford Ranger pick-up truck.

Jackson, of Dunrod Farm, who committed the careless driving offence on June 12 last year, pleaded guilty through his lawyer Derek Buchanan at the sheriff court.

As well as the penalty points, Jackson has also been fined the sum of £420.

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