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| Drug and drink driver jailed for Xana Doyle death crash | |
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| A man who crashed a car while high on cocaine has been jailed for eight years for causing a teenager's death. | A man who crashed a car while high on cocaine has been jailed for eight years for causing a teenager's death. |
| Sakhawat Ali crashed on Usk Way, Newport, killing Xana Doyle, 19. | Sakhawat Ali crashed on Usk Way, Newport, killing Xana Doyle, 19. |
| Ali, 23, from Newport, admitted causing death by dangerous driving, drink-driving and aggravated vehicle taking at Cardiff Crown Court. | Ali, 23, from Newport, admitted causing death by dangerous driving, drink-driving and aggravated vehicle taking at Cardiff Crown Court. |
| Shabaz Ali, 21, was jailed for seven years and three months for aggravated allowing to be carried involving a fatal accident. | Shabaz Ali, 21, was jailed for seven years and three months for aggravated allowing to be carried involving a fatal accident. |
| Sakhawat Ali was disqualified from driving for six years and Shabaz Ali for five. | Sakhawat Ali was disqualified from driving for six years and Shabaz Ali for five. |
| Judge Neil Bidder QC said both men shared the responsibility for causing Miss Doyle's death as they were on a "joint enterprise" to buy cocaine and cannabis while carrying her and another passenger, a 15-year-old girl. | Judge Neil Bidder QC said both men shared the responsibility for causing Miss Doyle's death as they were on a "joint enterprise" to buy cocaine and cannabis while carrying her and another passenger, a 15-year-old girl. |
| He told the court Shabaz Ali took his mother's keys without her knowledge, while Sakhawat Ali drove the car. | He told the court Shabaz Ali took his mother's keys without her knowledge, while Sakhawat Ali drove the car. |
| He was twice the drink-drive limit for alcohol and had taken cocaine. | He was twice the drink-drive limit for alcohol and had taken cocaine. |
| "There was no need for you to drive and you made a calculated decision to do so - you were showing off to the girls," the judge said. | "There was no need for you to drive and you made a calculated decision to do so - you were showing off to the girls," the judge said. |
| Addressing Shabaz Ali, he added: "I have no doubt you encouraged him to drive." | Addressing Shabaz Ali, he added: "I have no doubt you encouraged him to drive." |
| The girls asked Sakhawat Ali to slow down, but the car left the ground at about 60mph and was seen in the air as if it had hit a stunt ramp. | The girls asked Sakhawat Ali to slow down, but the car left the ground at about 60mph and was seen in the air as if it had hit a stunt ramp. |
| Judge Bidder said: "Xana was only 19 with her life ahead of her. The effect of her death on her family is incalculable. | Judge Bidder said: "Xana was only 19 with her life ahead of her. The effect of her death on her family is incalculable. |
| "You are not a man of good character... You showed virtually no remorse after the event." | "You are not a man of good character... You showed virtually no remorse after the event." |
| It was only by good fortune he did not kill more than one person, he added. | It was only by good fortune he did not kill more than one person, he added. |
| In a personal statement, Miss Doyle's mother Emma O'Donoghue said: "This nightmare is never going to end. This is my reality. I will never hear her laugh... Or see her beautiful smile ever again. | In a personal statement, Miss Doyle's mother Emma O'Donoghue said: "This nightmare is never going to end. This is my reality. I will never hear her laugh... Or see her beautiful smile ever again. |
| "I am not, and can never be, the same again. This pain is unbearable... Life seems so pointless." | "I am not, and can never be, the same again. This pain is unbearable... Life seems so pointless." |
| She said her daughter was worth more than the sentences given. | She said her daughter was worth more than the sentences given. |
| "If they had shown remorse, if they had said 'sorry we didn't mean for this to happen' at the scene, then I would feel something for them, but no," she added. | "If they had shown remorse, if they had said 'sorry we didn't mean for this to happen' at the scene, then I would feel something for them, but no," she added. |