Former Rangers player Kyle Hutton appears in court accused of killing woman in crash while drink driving

A former Rangers footballer has appeared in court accused of killing a woman in a road incident.

Kyle Hutton, 34, allegedly struck Victoria Cairns, 40, on Farmeloan Road in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, on November 2 last year.

Hutton – who played for the Ibrox club between 2010 and 2015 – is claimed to have been under the influence of alcohol at the time.

Court papers state Hutton drove at excessive speed and failed to make proper observations of the road ahead.

It is alleged that the midfielder failed to react to Ms Cairns on the road ahead.

The charge says Hutton collided his Mitsubishi L200 with the woman who died at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital four days later.

Hutton faces another allegation that he failed to co-operate at the scene with a preliminary breath test and failed to provide two specimens of breath at a police station.

Hutton made no plea on Wednesday at a private hearing at Glasgow Sheriff Court, where he was charged with causing Ms Cairns’ death by dangerous driving.

Hutton, of Rutherglen, was granted bail by Sheriff Allan Mckay.

Hutton – who currently plays for junior outfit Gartcairn – also starred for clubs such as St Mirren, Queen of the South and Dumbarton.