Police warn drivers after fatal smash
Police chiefs said they wanted to avoid "similar tragedies" following the death of 17-year-old Richard Wilkinson, in a collision near Eckford in the Borders in April last year.
Sean Goodfellow and Murray McAllan, both 18, were travelling at speed when Goodfellow's Peugeot 306 GTI and McAllan's Mitsubishi Colt attempted a tight corner, resulting in the Peugeot colliding with a fence.
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Hide AdGoodfellow - whose car Mr Wilkinson was a passenger in - and McAllan were both sentenced to four-and-a-half years at the High Court in Edinburgh this week.
Inspector Fraser Jervis, from the force's road policing unit, said: "Driving at excessive speeds reduces the level of control you have over a vehicle and increases the likelihood of fatal or serious injury collisions.
"Motorists are responsible for the safety of those within their vehicle as well as other motorists and pedestrians."