A MOTORIST who crashed his car into the living room of a house and put two people in hospital has been jailed for 18 months.

Ross Aitken, 23, ploughed his car into the house in Kirkintilloch when he lost control of the car driving at speeds thought to be around 50mph.

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Lindy Wright and a 13-year-old girl in the house had to be treated in hospital for injuries and the total cost of damage was £41,217.

Aitken, from Kirkintilloch, pleaded guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to driving dangerously on October 27, 2014, driving at excessive speed, losing control and injuring Mrs Wright to her severe injury and permanent disfigurement, and the schoolgirl to her injury.

Sheriff Martin Jones QC said: “Young drivers have to understand that they bear the same responsibility as any other road user.

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“Where this type of driving arises The court has to take steps to ensure everyone who drives on the road knows that when they cause severe injury by dangerous driving the consequences for the driver will be serious and significant.”