Drink driver who killed cyclist and hid the body jailed

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31-year-old Alexander McKellar caused the death of 63-year-old Tony Parsons by hitting him with his car on the A82 near Bridge of Orchy, Argyll and Bute on 29th September 2017. McKellar, who was originally charged with murdering Mr Parson, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of culpable homicide at the High Court in Glasgow in July. Detectives launched a major investigation following a tip-off from Alexander McKellar’s ex-fiancée, who left a can of Red Bull at the scene as a marker for the police. The High Court in Glasgow heard that the body of Mr Parsons would most likely never have been found had it not been for the woman's revelation.  McKellar and his twin brother admitted attempting to defeat the ends of justice. Robert McKellar was sentenced to five years and three months in jail, while Alexander McKellar was sentenced to 12 years behind bars. Report by Caponm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00 A drink driver who admitted to killing a charity cyclist by hitting him and abandoning him

00:04 by the roadside has been jailed for 12 years.

00:08 31-year-old Alexander McKellar collided with 63-year-old Tony Parsons on the A82 near Bridge

00:14 of Orkney in Scotland on September 29th 2017.

00:18 Police launched a major investigation following a tip-off from a woman who had begun a relationship

00:22 with McKellar in 2020.

00:24 The court heard that the woman left a can of Red Bull in the area where Mr Parsons'

00:28 body had been hidden and detectives later found the scene.

00:32 Originally charged with murdering Mr Parsons, McKellar pleaded guilty to an amended charge

00:37 of culpable homicide at the High Court in Glasgow in July.

00:40 I have no doubt that Mr Parsons' family have been deeply affected by this.

00:46 I have read and noted the terms of three victim impact statements made by members of his family,

00:53 one by his widow, one by his daughter and one by his son.

00:58 Their terms clearly indicate the profound, devastating and continuing impact of your

01:04 actions on their lives.

01:06 McKellar and his twin brother Robert also admitted attempting to defeat the ends of justice.

01:12 You did not report the collision to the police.

01:15 Instead, together with your brother, you left the scene, drove to your home in the Orkney

01:20 State where you and your brother left your phones and the damaged vehicle and returned

01:25 to the accident scene in a different vehicle.

01:28 Robert McKellar was sentenced to five years and three months in prison.

01:32 The sentence which I now impose on you is one of a period of imprisonment of five years

01:37 and three months.

01:39 That sentence will be backdated to the 2nd of December 2021 when you were first detained

01:44 in relation to these matters.

01:46 Andy McKellar was sentenced to 12 years behind bars.

01:50 That single sentence which I now impose on you in respect of both charges is one in cumulo

01:56 of a period of imprisonment of 12 years.

01:59 The cyclist's family released a statement after the guilty pleas, saying he loved nothing

02:03 more than spending time with his grandchildren.

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