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| Drink-driver Ceiron Cook jailed after fiancee's crash death | Drink-driver Ceiron Cook jailed after fiancee's crash death |
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| A drink-driver has been jailed for four years after leaving his fiancee to die in the wreckage of a car crash. | A drink-driver has been jailed for four years after leaving his fiancee to die in the wreckage of a car crash. |
| Ceiron Cook, 36, of Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, ran home and went to bed leaving Lynsey Popp, 28, alone in the car on a country road near the town. | |
| Merthyr Crown Court heard motorists found the car smashed into a tree with Miss Popp in the passenger seat. | Merthyr Crown Court heard motorists found the car smashed into a tree with Miss Popp in the passenger seat. |
| Cook admitted causing death by careless driving while over the alcohol limit. | Cook admitted causing death by careless driving while over the alcohol limit. |
| Rachel Knight, prosecuting, told Merthyr Crown Court: "The car smashed into a tree but instead of calling the emergency services Cook ran off leaving her dead or dying. | Rachel Knight, prosecuting, told Merthyr Crown Court: "The car smashed into a tree but instead of calling the emergency services Cook ran off leaving her dead or dying. |
| "It was not until some time later that the crashed car was discovered by two passers-by who raised the alarm. | "It was not until some time later that the crashed car was discovered by two passers-by who raised the alarm. |
| "They noticed the car was cold and that there was nobody in the driver's seat but to their horror they saw there was a passenger." | "They noticed the car was cold and that there was nobody in the driver's seat but to their horror they saw there was a passenger." |
| Miss Popp, who had two children, was taken to hospital but had died at the scene after suffering multiple injuries. | Miss Popp, who had two children, was taken to hospital but had died at the scene after suffering multiple injuries. |
| The court heard Cook was an uninsured provisional licence holder with a record of driving while disqualified and uninsured. | The court heard Cook was an uninsured provisional licence holder with a record of driving while disqualified and uninsured. |
| He had said the car crashed in snow and icy conditions on a country road close to the Brecon Mountain Railway in Merthyr Tydfil. | He had said the car crashed in snow and icy conditions on a country road close to the Brecon Mountain Railway in Merthyr Tydfil. |
| Lucy Crowther, defending, said: "The harsh reality is that he does not care how long he receives in prison because as far as he is concerned he will never be able to forgive himself." | Lucy Crowther, defending, said: "The harsh reality is that he does not care how long he receives in prison because as far as he is concerned he will never be able to forgive himself." |
| Cook had 124 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood - the legal limit is 80 - and had been smoking cannabis on the night of the tragedy. | Cook had 124 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood - the legal limit is 80 - and had been smoking cannabis on the night of the tragedy. |
| Judge Richard Twomlow said: "It would seem that Lynsey died instantly. No words I can say or sentence I can pass can alleviate the loss and distress felt by her family." | Judge Richard Twomlow said: "It would seem that Lynsey died instantly. No words I can say or sentence I can pass can alleviate the loss and distress felt by her family." |