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| Tommy Whitmore jailed over fatal Peterborough crash | Tommy Whitmore jailed over fatal Peterborough crash |
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| A "grossly intoxicated" driver who killed three people in a head-on crash has been jailed for eight years and four months. | A "grossly intoxicated" driver who killed three people in a head-on crash has been jailed for eight years and four months. |
| Tommy Whitmore, 26, had been drinking beer and gin before his pick-up truck smashed into a Renault Megane. | Tommy Whitmore, 26, had been drinking beer and gin before his pick-up truck smashed into a Renault Megane. |
| Siblings Tomas Kocko 19, and Jana Kockova, 21, and her fiancé Marko Makula, 22, died in the crash in their hometown of Peterborough on 14 April. | Siblings Tomas Kocko 19, and Jana Kockova, 21, and her fiancé Marko Makula, 22, died in the crash in their hometown of Peterborough on 14 April. |
| Whitmore, 26, was more than twice the legal alcohol limit. | Whitmore, 26, was more than twice the legal alcohol limit. |
| He was also over the limit for cannabis, Cambridge Crown Court heard. | He was also over the limit for cannabis, Cambridge Crown Court heard. |
| Whitmore, 26, of Stonegate, Cowbit, Lincolnshire, pleaded guilty to three counts of causing death by dangerous driving. | Whitmore, 26, of Stonegate, Cowbit, Lincolnshire, pleaded guilty to three counts of causing death by dangerous driving. |
| The crash happened late at night on the slip road to Stanground, on the westbound carriageway of the Fletton Parkway. | The crash happened late at night on the slip road to Stanground, on the westbound carriageway of the Fletton Parkway. |
| The impact of the collision caused both vehicles to be thrown into the air, police said. | |
| The court heard Whitmore, who was injured in the crash, had been warned by his girlfriend not to get behind the wheel. | The court heard Whitmore, who was injured in the crash, had been warned by his girlfriend not to get behind the wheel. |
| Judge David Farrell QC told him: "You made a deliberate decision to drive, despite being grossly intoxicated." | Judge David Farrell QC told him: "You made a deliberate decision to drive, despite being grossly intoxicated." |
| He said this resulted in Whitmore being "unable to read the road and signs which would have been obvious to a sober driver". | He said this resulted in Whitmore being "unable to read the road and signs which would have been obvious to a sober driver". |
| In a victim impact statement, the families of those who died said they felt "indescribable pain" and the "mental wounds may never heal". | In a victim impact statement, the families of those who died said they felt "indescribable pain" and the "mental wounds may never heal". |
| Cambridgeshire Police said Ms Kockova and Mr Makula were parents to two young children who were left orphaned by the crash. | |
| Whitmore was banned from driving for nine years and two months. | Whitmore was banned from driving for nine years and two months. |