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| Daniel Burba: Cocaine-fuelled dad jailed over son's M6 crash death | Daniel Burba: Cocaine-fuelled dad jailed over son's M6 crash death |
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| Ryan Morgan tried to control the vehicle after his father suffered an epileptic fit at the wheel | Ryan Morgan tried to control the vehicle after his father suffered an epileptic fit at the wheel |
| A driver on cocaine who had ignored medical advice to stop driving before a crash that killed his teenage son has been jailed for 10 years. | A driver on cocaine who had ignored medical advice to stop driving before a crash that killed his teenage son has been jailed for 10 years. |
| Daniel Burba, 31, from Morecambe, had an epileptic fit at the wheel of his wife's van when it swerved off the M6 near Lancaster on 20 April, killing his 14-year-old son Ryan Morgan. | |
| Paramedics found a small bag of the Class A drug as they treated Burba, 31, who had previously had seizures because of his abuse of cocaine. | Paramedics found a small bag of the Class A drug as they treated Burba, 31, who had previously had seizures because of his abuse of cocaine. |
| Jailing Burba, Preston Crown Court Judge Robert Altham told him he had made a "deliberate decision" to drive and "disregarded the lives of others". | Jailing Burba, Preston Crown Court Judge Robert Altham told him he had made a "deliberate decision" to drive and "disregarded the lives of others". |
| The court heard Burba had been unconscious when Ryan tried to grab the wheel to take control of the vehicle before it crashed into a tree between junctions 33 and 34. | The court heard Burba had been unconscious when Ryan tried to grab the wheel to take control of the vehicle before it crashed into a tree between junctions 33 and 34. |
| Ryan died "in terror", the court was told. | Ryan died "in terror", the court was told. |
| But Burba, who had never passed a driving test and only had a provisional licence, was taken to hospital with "relatively minor" cuts and injuries to his ribs. | But Burba, who had never passed a driving test and only had a provisional licence, was taken to hospital with "relatively minor" cuts and injuries to his ribs. |
| Burba had been warned about his drug habit and told not to drive | Burba had been warned about his drug habit and told not to drive |
| Blood tests revealed he was four times above the legal drug-drive limit. | Blood tests revealed he was four times above the legal drug-drive limit. |
| An investigation found he had been told by a doctor in October 2024 that he should stop taking cocaine after suffering a seizure which lasted up to four minutes. | An investigation found he had been told by a doctor in October 2024 that he should stop taking cocaine after suffering a seizure which lasted up to four minutes. |
| Judge Altham, the Honorary Recorder of Preston, told the court Burba's decision to drive had not been impulsive. | Judge Altham, the Honorary Recorder of Preston, told the court Burba's decision to drive had not been impulsive. |
| "You were uninsured. You shouldn't have been driving", he said, adding Burba would have known that taking cocaine would have made the decision to drive even more dangerous. | "You were uninsured. You shouldn't have been driving", he said, adding Burba would have known that taking cocaine would have made the decision to drive even more dangerous. |
| Judge Altham said Ryan "has been denied the vast majority of his life and he was by any measure a remarkable young boy". | Judge Altham said Ryan "has been denied the vast majority of his life and he was by any measure a remarkable young boy". |
| Ryan Liam Morgan was killed when the van hit a tree next to the M6 | Ryan Liam Morgan was killed when the van hit a tree next to the M6 |
| In an impact statement, Ryan's sister said he had "left a hole in my heart which will never be filled". | In an impact statement, Ryan's sister said he had "left a hole in my heart which will never be filled". |
| Burba, of Arnside Crescent, pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to causing death by dangerous driving. | Burba, of Arnside Crescent, pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to causing death by dangerous driving. |
| He also admitted driving without a licence and without insurance. | He also admitted driving without a licence and without insurance. |
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