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| Clevedon house crash death driver Tracy Bibby jailed | Clevedon house crash death driver Tracy Bibby jailed |
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| A woman who was "behaving like a Formula 1 driver" before she crashed her van into a house, killing a 90-year-old woman, has been jailed. | A woman who was "behaving like a Formula 1 driver" before she crashed her van into a house, killing a 90-year-old woman, has been jailed. |
| Joan Woodier died when the van smashed into the wall of her house in Yeolands Drive, Clevedon, in April 2018. | |
| Tracy Bibby, of Rushmoor, Clevedon, was found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving and causing death while driving while disqualified. | Tracy Bibby, of Rushmoor, Clevedon, was found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving and causing death while driving while disqualified. |
| The 35-year-old was jailed for four years at Bristol Crown Court. | The 35-year-old was jailed for four years at Bristol Crown Court. |
| She was also disqualified from driving for six years. | She was also disqualified from driving for six years. |
| Mrs Woodier had been on the phone to her son at the time of the crash and was killed by the falling rubble. | Mrs Woodier had been on the phone to her son at the time of the crash and was killed by the falling rubble. |
| The court heard Bibby had previously been banned from driving in 2006 and in 2016, when she was handed a three-year disqualification order. | The court heard Bibby had previously been banned from driving in 2006 and in 2016, when she was handed a three-year disqualification order. |
| "Because of your disqualification, you shouldn't have been driving that van at all," Judge Michael Cullum told Bibby. | "Because of your disqualification, you shouldn't have been driving that van at all," Judge Michael Cullum told Bibby. |
| "You chose to do so wholly unnecessarily. You swerved the van from side to side. That appears to have destabilised the van. | "You chose to do so wholly unnecessarily. You swerved the van from side to side. That appears to have destabilised the van. |
| "You were in some way showing off. The reality is what you did meant the van lost control. What then happened was tragic." | "You were in some way showing off. The reality is what you did meant the van lost control. What then happened was tragic." |
| During the trial, the jury heard Bibby had been "showing off" and "behaving like a Formula 1 driver" just before the crash, swerving the van from side to side. | During the trial, the jury heard Bibby had been "showing off" and "behaving like a Formula 1 driver" just before the crash, swerving the van from side to side. |
| She had been in the van with her then boyfriend, Ben Chappell, and had consistently told police he was the one driving. | She had been in the van with her then boyfriend, Ben Chappell, and had consistently told police he was the one driving. |
| However, CCTV footage from a pub showed her getting into the driver's seat. | However, CCTV footage from a pub showed her getting into the driver's seat. |
| Granddaughter Jodie Cobb read a statement to the court saying Mrs Woodier was still active despite her age. | Granddaughter Jodie Cobb read a statement to the court saying Mrs Woodier was still active despite her age. |
| "We were denied the right to say goodbye" she said. | "We were denied the right to say goodbye" she said. |
| "She had lots of life in her, she didn't deserve to die in this way." | "She had lots of life in her, she didn't deserve to die in this way." |
| Mrs Woodier had been on the phone to her son Alan at the time of the crash, a call they made at the same time every evening. | Mrs Woodier had been on the phone to her son Alan at the time of the crash, a call they made at the same time every evening. |
| His statement to the court told of the sound of the crash on the phone followed by silence. | His statement to the court told of the sound of the crash on the phone followed by silence. |
| "I have to live with the regret that if I'd not phoned her she might still be with us," he said. | "I have to live with the regret that if I'd not phoned her she might still be with us," he said. |
| "After 12 months I'm still not able to come to terms with her death." | "After 12 months I'm still not able to come to terms with her death." |