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Norfolk drink driver jailed for 101mph death crash | |
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A 19-year-old believed to have been driving at 101mph when he crashed his car, killing one of his passengers, has been jailed. | A 19-year-old believed to have been driving at 101mph when he crashed his car, killing one of his passengers, has been jailed. |
David Powell, 20, died at the scene of the crash on a 40mph stretch of the A149 in Norfolk in September. | David Powell, 20, died at the scene of the crash on a 40mph stretch of the A149 in Norfolk in September. |
Joseph Salah-Eldin, from Dersingham in Norfolk, admitted causing death by dangerous driving while under the influence of alcohol. | Joseph Salah-Eldin, from Dersingham in Norfolk, admitted causing death by dangerous driving while under the influence of alcohol. |
He was jailed for three years and four months, at Norwich Crown Court. | |
Norfolk Police said an investigation calculated that the Vauxhall Corsa was travelling at 101mph when it overturned into a field in Heacham. | Norfolk Police said an investigation calculated that the Vauxhall Corsa was travelling at 101mph when it overturned into a field in Heacham. |
Salah-Eldin, who was banned from driving for five years at Monday's hearing, dislocated a shoulder and two other passengers received minor injuries. | Salah-Eldin, who was banned from driving for five years at Monday's hearing, dislocated a shoulder and two other passengers received minor injuries. |
In a statement, Mr Powell's family said: "Our family has been robbed of its future, our son robbed of his life - so many dreams and plans unfulfilled." | In a statement, Mr Powell's family said: "Our family has been robbed of its future, our son robbed of his life - so many dreams and plans unfulfilled." |
The family has backed a police campaign to educate young people at school and college in the county about the dangers of drink driving. | The family has backed a police campaign to educate young people at school and college in the county about the dangers of drink driving. |
"Cars, alcohol and young men are a lethal combination and young drivers and passengers need to be aware of the destruction this can cause; not only to those involved in collisions, but the families and loved ones left behind," the Powell family said. | "Cars, alcohol and young men are a lethal combination and young drivers and passengers need to be aware of the destruction this can cause; not only to those involved in collisions, but the families and loved ones left behind," the Powell family said. |
"If this project prevents just one more young person's death and another devastated family, it will have been worthwhile." | "If this project prevents just one more young person's death and another devastated family, it will have been worthwhile." |
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