THE FAMILY of a teenager killed by a driver high on drink and drugs say his death was the "worst pain" they ever faced.
Jack Frame lost his life when Glasgow waiter Kanad Basi, who had taken cocaine and ecstasy, drove into a bend at speed, lost control, and crashed into a tree.
The 16-year-old schoolboy suffered catastrophic head injuries and died at the scene.
Basi, from Pollokshields, pleaded guilty at the High Court in Glasgow to causing the death of Jack by driving dangerously on New Trows Road, Lesmahagow, on February 10, 2019.
The boy's parents, Amanda and David Frame, have now spoken of their torment over not knowing what happened to him.
In a statement, they said: “Losing Jack was the worst pain our family has endured but the torment comes from not knowing what happened that night.
“We mourned after what we thought was a tragic accident but to find out nearly a year later that the driver acted illegally just turned everything upside down.
“Dealing with a sudden death is hard enough but to try and deal with a death along with confusion, anger and not knowing any of the facts just makes everything 100 times worse because it’s like losing someone twice as it created a whole other reason to grieve.
“We know nothing can return Jack to us just as we know there is nothing, and no one, that can replace him.
“But other parents who have been in our position will understand – we don’t care how much the truth hurts, we just need the police, the legal system, the courts, whoever, to help us understand what happened.
“We need the truth. We need closure. We need some kind of peace.”
The family, from Coalburn, South Lanarkshire, added through solicitors Digby Brown: “We are just glad to have this resolved as it feels like a weight has been lifted from our shoulders after waiting so long for justice.
“It was hard to hear the details this morning in court - not just about finally learning how our son died but in hearing the efforts this man took to cover his tracks as it just proves he has no remorse.
“It is right Basi should serve jail time but there will never really be a ‘fair’ amount of time he serves when you think about the life-changing harm felt by the victims and their families.”
Lord Mulholland remanded first offender Basi in custody and deferred sentence on him until next month for background reports.
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