A driver high on cocaine, Valium and cannabis who killed two passengers after going at speeds of over 100mph has been jailed for almost 10 years.
Taylor Hanlon, 27, lost control of his high-powered Subaru on the A706 near Kepscaith Farm in wishaw
His car landed upturned in a field. Connor Elgey, 19, and Troi Lawton, 23, had been passengers in the vehicle.
Hanlon earlier admitted causing their deaths by dangerous driving.
He also admitted causing serious injury due to dangerous driving after father and son Andrew and John Goldie – also in the Subaru – were badly hurt.
Tests later showed Hanlon had earlier taken cocaine, cannabis and Valium before getting behind the wheel in the early hours of that morning.
