Former Elgin City footballer Steven Ross admits dangerous driving
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An offer to give a friend a lift home almost ended in tragedy for a former Elgin City player whose dangerous driving seriously injured his passenger.
Inverness Sheriff Court was told today that Steven Ross was at a birthday party on February 2, 2019 in the Vodka Revolution bar in Inverness.
Fiscal depute Susan Love said that the 28-year-old agreed to give the friend a lift home to Tain.
But as he came onto the Tore roundabout at excessive speed "for some reason he turned left towards Muir of Ord".
Ms Love added: "A short distance later he lost control, his vehicle overturned and crashed into a fence and trees.
"The car ended up on its roof in a field. Other motorists stopped to assist."
The other man suffered a collapsed lung and a fractured collar bone in the accident.
"He has since made a full recovery," Ms Love told Sheriff Eilidh MacDonald.
Ross, who lives at New Street, Shandwick, admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
Sentence was deferred until August 16 for a background report.
Ross made 13 appearances for Elgin during 2016.
He signed for Buckie Thistle the following year.
During his career he also played for Ross County, Forres Mechanics, Brora Rangers and Dumbarton.