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BBCA teenager who lost his lower legs in a crash says he “will never forgive” the drink-driver at the wheel.
Young footballer Adam Golebiewski, 18, had been a passenger in Arran Paterson’s car in Macduff, Aberdeenshire, in September last year.
Paterson, 19, admitted dangerous driving, being over the drink-drive limit and driving without insurance at Aberdeen Sheriff Court.
Adam walked into court unaided on prosthetic legs following intensive rehabilitation. He said: “I want to try to enjoy life again and stay positive.”
He told BBC News the case was something to get off his shoulders and that “life is not over”.
Adam added: “I will never forgive that man for what he has done to me.
“I am still the same, I just don’t have legs any more.”
Apprentice builder Adam, from Banff, was one of three passengers in the car that crashed in Macduff’s Union Road in the early hours of Sunday 8 September.
The two others were also badly hurt.
Adam was taken to hospital where his legs were amputated below the knee.
The goalkeeper with junior side Deveronside faced three months of rehabilitation at Woodend Hospital in Aberdeen.
He celebrated his 18th birthday during his period in hospital.
Adam was able to walk again on crutches and said he was “thankful and grateful” be home with his family for Christmas.
In an interview with BBC Scotland News at the time he said: “It’s been three months of pain, being trapped in hospital.”
Adam was able to walk without crutches to attend the court hearing, alongside family and friends.
Paterson’s defence solicitor Leonard Burkinshaw said his client was pleading guilty to the three charges.
He admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving and at excessive speed, losing control and colliding with a wall.
Sheriff Graham Buchanan told Paterson he would defer sentence until next month for the preparation of background reports.
Bail was continued and he was disqualified from driving.
