A West Kilbride man has been cleared of claims he broke the law by following close behind another man’s vehicle in the town.

John Francis Parker was said to have behaved in a threatening or abusive way, which was likely to cause a reasonable person to suffer fear or alarm, towards Scott Taylor.

It was claimed Parker, of Crosbie Mains Farm, in the town’s Crosbie Mains Farm Access Road, broke the law sometime between August 25 and 28 last year.

The case against Parker, 49, called at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court last month for a pre-trial hearing.

It was claimed Parker shouted, swore, acted aggressively and followed closely behind Mr Taylor’s vehicle, in breach of Section 38(1) of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010.

Parker was excused attendance at that hearing, and his lawyer pleaded not guilty to the single charge on his behalf.

After hearing Parker’s 13-year-old daughter was due to be a defence witness, and that she would be accompanied by a supporter in court, Sheriff Michael Hanlon continued the case until the trial, which took place earlier this month.

Sheriff Shirley Foran found Parker not guilty of the single charge at the trial, and he was cleared of all wrongdoing.