Fatal accident inquiry to be held into death of Highland nursery teacher Chloe Morrison (26)
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A fatal accident inquiry will be held into the death of nursery teacher Chloe Morrison who was killed when she was struck by a lorry on the A82 near Drumnadrochit.
Miss Morrison (26) was struck by a fully extended part of a stabiliser on the lorry as she walked along a pavement with her mother in October 2019.
Aberdeenshire lorry driver John O'Donnell, who was found guilty of causing her death by careless driving, was sentenced to 100 hours of unpaid work and banned from driving for 12 months in October last year.
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The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service has now confirmed a fatal accident inquiry will be held.
"The family of Chloe Morrison have been informed of the decision to hold a fatal accident inquiry and they will continue to be updated on any significant developments," a spokesperson for the service said.
"Further information on the process will be made public when possible."
The family did not wish to comment.
Miss Morrison, who was an early years practitioner at Holm Primary School nursery in Inverness, was the youngest daughter of Robert and Karen Morrison and sister to Jodi.
She was walking with her mother near Kerrowdown on October 25, 2019 when she was struck on the back by the stabiliser leg of a large goods vehicle with an on-board crane, resulting in fatal multiple fractures.
Driver John O'Donnell (53), of Inverurie, denied causing her death by dangerous driving.
But following a six-day trial at the High Court in Stirling last year, he was found guilty by a jury of the lesser charge of causing Chloe's death by careless driving.
Judge Lord Stuart said O'Donnell's case "did not warrant a custodial sentence" and he issued a sentence of 100 hours of unpaid work and a 12 months driving ban, prompting uproar in the court.
Speaking of the family's devastation at the time, Chloe's father said: "What happened in court yesterday caused a pain like losing our daughter for the second time."
