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A woman and her partner have been jailed for killing a young couple who they hit with their Jaguar at 113mph (181km/h) on the A1 in Lincolnshire. | A woman and her partner have been jailed for killing a young couple who they hit with their Jaguar at 113mph (181km/h) on the A1 in Lincolnshire. |
Mark Crompton, 20, and Jodie Brown, 19, of Swinstead, Lincolnshire, were killed in the crash near Grantham in May 2007. | Mark Crompton, 20, and Jodie Brown, 19, of Swinstead, Lincolnshire, were killed in the crash near Grantham in May 2007. |
They were near their broken-down car when driver Mary Butres, 47, of Stamford, Lincolnshire, lost control. | They were near their broken-down car when driver Mary Butres, 47, of Stamford, Lincolnshire, lost control. |
Butres was jailed for nine years and John Nichols, 57, from Carlby, was jailed for five years. | Butres was jailed for nine years and John Nichols, 57, from Carlby, was jailed for five years. |
They were both found guilty of two counts of causing death by dangerous driving. | They were both found guilty of two counts of causing death by dangerous driving. |
The business partners, who also had a personal relationship, had been drinking at Nottingham Racecourse before the crash. | The business partners, who also had a personal relationship, had been drinking at Nottingham Racecourse before the crash. |
It seems perfectly clear that the Jaguar was being driven at a grossly excessive speed Recorder Greg Dickinson | |
Nichols had decided not to drive home because he was over the alcohol limit so let Butres drive his car, even though she had been drinking. | Nichols had decided not to drive home because he was over the alcohol limit so let Butres drive his car, even though she had been drinking. |
The court heard that Nichols, who owned the Jaguar and was the front-seat passenger, was convicted because he had failed to stop her from driving dangerously. | The court heard that Nichols, who owned the Jaguar and was the front-seat passenger, was convicted because he had failed to stop her from driving dangerously. |
Their car hit the broken-down Ford Fiesta before ploughing into Mr Crompton, Ms Brown and her brother Nick Brown, while they were walking away from their car to phone for help. | Their car hit the broken-down Ford Fiesta before ploughing into Mr Crompton, Ms Brown and her brother Nick Brown, while they were walking away from their car to phone for help. |
The impact was so powerful all three were hurled onto the opposite carriageway of the road at Great Ponton. | The impact was so powerful all three were hurled onto the opposite carriageway of the road at Great Ponton. |
Mark Crompton and Jodie Brown were phoning for help when they were hit | |
Butres, a boss at BM Partnership, a food packaging firm in Ely, Cambridgeshire, was found to be one-and-a-half times over the legal alcohol limit and had two previous convictions for speeding, the court heard. | |
She was banned from driving for seven years and Nichols was banned for five years. | |
Recorder Greg Dickinson QC said: "For all the family members and relatives and close friends the loss has been devastating and it is a loss that will never go away." | Recorder Greg Dickinson QC said: "For all the family members and relatives and close friends the loss has been devastating and it is a loss that will never go away." |
He added: "It seems perfectly clear that the Jaguar was being driven at a grossly excessive speed." | He added: "It seems perfectly clear that the Jaguar was being driven at a grossly excessive speed." |
The car was described as coming round the bend of the A1 like a "bullet", before hitting the couple and flinging them into the air. | |
Miss Brown's 36-year-old brother Nick was also hit by the Jaguar and was left needing eight operations after breaking several bones in the collision. | |
During their trial, Butres and Nichols arrived each day with their own private security guards. | |
The court heard that Nichols lived in a £1.25m country house and owned shares worth £1.5m. | |
He was ordered to pay half the prosecution's costs of £14,000. |