Ex-Celtic B team player who killed 'much-loved' teen in hit and run jailed

A former Old Firm youth player who killed a teenager in a drunken hit and run was jailed today for six years.Dickson got behind the wheel after consuming a number of beers and cocktails with a friend. The ex-Celtic B player - later raced down a road where Aidan was crossing and dragged him along the ground.READ MORE: Glasgow Airport increase pick-up and drop-off charges despite hike last year

The judge also cited the young person's sentencing guidelines for offenders under 25 which he had to take into account. The court earlier heard that Dickson, now of Erskine, Renfrewshire, was employed by Celtic's B team at the time of the offence. Aidan - who was to embark on his first year as a university student - was out with school friends that night drinking alcohol and left the pub around 11.30pm. He was en route to a friend's house with when the collision occurred on Crow Road around midnight.

Aidan was also found to have an exposed fractured skull, very shallow breathing and CPR was carried out at the scene by medics. He was taken to hospital where he remained unresponsive and life was pronounced extinct at 1.55am. It was also suggested that Aidan was not standing at the time of the collision. It is not known if he slipped or fell.

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