Marie Laurie was travelling home from her son's wedding when she was killed in a road crash.

Her husband Jamie was fixing her bouquet of flowers in their taxi the moment a drink-driver collided with their vehicle.

Unqualified, uninsured and over the legal limit, Steven Bennie had run a red light in his Vauxhall Astra as he was being pursued by police seconds before the fatal smash in the east end of Glasgow.

The family of Mrs Laurie, who had two sons, a step-son and a step-daughter, would later describe how they had been "torn apart" by the loss of the 57-year-old.

12.30am: Bennie left a party and drove with a friend to McDonald's restaurant in Easterhouse. From there he drove to Springhill Industrial Estate where they ate their food and chatted.

1.30am: Mrs Laurie and husband Jamie arrived in the east end of Glasgow having been at her son Martin Colquhoun's wedding at the Lochside House Hotel in Cumnock, East Ayrshire. They got off a minibus from the celebration at Springboig Road. They hailed a taxi to take them home with flowers they received as a gift.

At the same time police in a marked van were carrying out patrol duties when they came across Bennie's Astra in the industrial estate car park. Suspicious of why the vehicle was there at that time of night they drove towards the car to investigate.

Bennie admitted to his passenger "I've not got a licence" before starting the engine and driving off. As he moved on to Easterhouse Road one of the officers in the police van signalled him to pull over by flashing blue lights and sounding the siren. The accused waited until the van had come to a complete stop before speeding off.

Unemployed Bennie was pursued by officers on to Springcroft Road. His passenger would tell police the 21-year-old was driving at around 80mph, without headlights on, by the time he approached Edinburgh Road via Westerhouse Road and Bartiebeith Road.

1.35am: The Lauries' taxi came to the end of Springboig Road at its junction with Edinburgh Road. Mrs Laurie had not fastened her seat belt while her husband Jamie was standing in the back of the black cab fixing the flowers on a seat.

Bennie drove along Edinburgh Road at the junction with Stepps Road. He swerved into the inside lane to avoid two other vehicles. He then ignored a red light and continued through it as the taxi emerged through its green light from Springboig Road.

The Astra ploughed into the side of the taxi, causing it to spin and hit a traffic light pole. Mrs Laurie was thrown from the taxi through a window in the rear compartment while her husband and the taxi driver were trapped in the vehicle.

Officers attend to Mrs Laurie and arrest Bennie, whose passenger was also stuck in the wreckage of his car.

Jamie's sister-in-law, Alison Colquhoun, later told STV News how her brother could see Bennie's vehicle speeding towards them.

She said: "Jamie was fixing the flowers and looked up to see the car coming towards them. He knew it wasn't going to stop in time. The next thing he remembered was the paramedics attending to him."

1.43am: Mrs Laurie lost consciousness as paramedics attempted to save her. She was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary while fire crews freed Mr Laurie. He had suffered rib fractures and a laceration to his liver.

2.16am: Mrs Laurie was pronounced dead at hospital after suffering head and chest injuries in the crash.

2.30am: Officers identified Bennie as the owner of the Astra. His breath test was positive and he and was placed under arrest before being taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary for checks.

3.30am: A nurse called Ms Colquhoun, who was not at the wedding, to inform her of the news.

4.05am: While giving a blood sample to the police surgeon, Bennie is informed of the extent of the crash. According to the Crown's narrative, he "became extremely upset and stated that he was not insured".

Results of his test showed he had 71mg of alcohol in 100ml of blood when the limit is 50mg.

Monday, November 30: Police appealed for information after the fatal crash while Mr Laurie remained in a serious but stable condition in the high dependency unit at the Royal, having been transferred there from A&E the day before.

It also emerged the incident was being investigated by the Police Investigations and Complaints Commissioner.

Tuesday, December 1: Mrs Laurie's niece, Michelle McCallum, spoke to STV News of the family's loss and the shock that faced them after what had been a happy occasion.

She said: "Our family has been ripped apart and it will never be the same without her. We're all waiting on her coming through the door to grieve with us. We just can't believe she's not here."

Thursday, December 3: Mr Laurie was discharged from hospital.

Thursday, March 24, 2016: Four months after the crash, the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner handed a report into the incident to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal.

Wednesday June 8: Steven Bennie appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court charged with causing the death of Mrs Laurie by dangerous driving.

He made no plea or declaration and was granted bail during his private appearance.

Bennie pleaded guilty to death by dangerous driving, driving while over the legal limit and without insurance.

Several members of Mrs Laurie's family, including her son and husband, attended the High Court in Glasgow

The court heard Bennie lied to friends that he had passed his driving test but he only held a provisional licence.

Prosecutor Tim Niven Smith said "at some point" he downed alcohol.

Bennie's lawyer John McElroy told the hearing: "For what it's worth, he bitterly regrets his actions and wishes to apologise.

"He recognises the devastating effect of his actions on the night in question."

Mrs Laurie's son, Martin Colquhoun, said outside court: "It's been a tough time, as everyone knows, since the death of my mum. We're getting to a stage now where we're getting closure for most of the family.

"Today was hard but we're moving on. We're a very close-knit family, very strong. It has tore us apart, but we'll get there.

"Justice will be done when sentence is passed. We're quite happy with what's happened today and we'll obviously be happy when sentence is passed on him as well."