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A man has been found guilty of causing death by careless driving after his friend died in a crash in Aberdeenshire.
William Webber, 36, died following an accident in a Porsche in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, in April 2011.
Douglas Calder, 38, had denied causing his death by driving dangerously.
He was found guilty by a jury of the lesser charge of causing death by careless driving. Sentence at the High Court in Aberdeen was deferred.
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