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Bursledon pony and trap fatal crash: Driver jailed | Bursledon pony and trap fatal crash: Driver jailed |
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A drunk driver who killed a pony and trap rider in a high-speed crash has been jailed. | A drunk driver who killed a pony and trap rider in a high-speed crash has been jailed. |
Oliver Wareham, 29, drove into the back of 33-year-old William Gaskin's carriage in Portsmouth Road, Old Netley, Hampshire, on 26 March 2017. | Oliver Wareham, 29, drove into the back of 33-year-old William Gaskin's carriage in Portsmouth Road, Old Netley, Hampshire, on 26 March 2017. |
Two weeks before the fatal accident, Wareham had been fined by magistrates for another crash on the same road, Southampton Crown Court was told. | Two weeks before the fatal accident, Wareham had been fined by magistrates for another crash on the same road, Southampton Crown Court was told. |
Wareham, from Southampton, was jailed for four years and four months. | Wareham, from Southampton, was jailed for four years and four months. |
The welder, of Rownhams Road, was also disqualified from driving for five years and two months. | |
The pair, who knew each other, had been drinking in the same pub on the evening of the "catastrophic crash", the court heard. | The pair, who knew each other, had been drinking in the same pub on the evening of the "catastrophic crash", the court heard. |
Wareham had consumed six-and-a-half pints of lager and three measures of spirits in the space of three hours. | Wareham had consumed six-and-a-half pints of lager and three measures of spirits in the space of three hours. |
He was travelling at about 69mph (111km/h) on the 40mph limit road when he braked sharply behind the pony and trap, which did not have lights or reflectors. | He was travelling at about 69mph (111km/h) on the 40mph limit road when he braked sharply behind the pony and trap, which did not have lights or reflectors. |
Mr Gaskin and his pony died at the scene. | Mr Gaskin and his pony died at the scene. |
Wareham then left the area and called his brother to pick him up. | Wareham then left the area and called his brother to pick him up. |
Defence barrister Robert Gray said his client called 999 at 09:30 the following morning to confess and express remorse. | Defence barrister Robert Gray said his client called 999 at 09:30 the following morning to confess and express remorse. |
The court heard Wareham had been involved in another crash on the same road in November 2016, which led to a fine for careless driving and leaving the scene of an accident. | The court heard Wareham had been involved in another crash on the same road in November 2016, which led to a fine for careless driving and leaving the scene of an accident. |
Judge Christopher Parker QC told Wareham: "You chose not to stop, you chose to make off, and the consequence was no first aid was immediately rendered to Mr Gaskin, and a further consequence was that you knew you would not be breathalysed at the scene." | Judge Christopher Parker QC told Wareham: "You chose not to stop, you chose to make off, and the consequence was no first aid was immediately rendered to Mr Gaskin, and a further consequence was that you knew you would not be breathalysed at the scene." |
Wareham had pleaded guilty to one count of causing death by careless driving under the influence of alcohol at an earlier hearing. | Wareham had pleaded guilty to one count of causing death by careless driving under the influence of alcohol at an earlier hearing. |
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