A man has appeared in court following the death of a Johnstone motorcyclist.

Enrique Zanardi Maffiote was charged with causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving at Inverness Sheriff Court on Tuesday.

The 52-year-old, whose address is listed as Tenerife, made no plea during his appearance.

Maffiote was committed for further examination and released on bail.


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His next court appearance is to be confirmed.

It comes after we reported that 35-year-old Ross James Dominick, from Johnstone, had died in a crash near Glencoe.

The collision, which involved a BMW motorbike and a Mazda CX5, took place on the A82, at the junction with the Buachaille Etive Beag car park, at around noon on Sunday, July 23.

Mr Dominick, who was the motorcyclist, was pronounced dead at the scene.