Drink-driver crashed car killing her own auntie after night at pub
A drink-driver has been jailed after she crashed her car through a fence and into a tree causing the death of her auntie who was a passenger in the car. Keavi Illsley, 24, had left a pub with her auntie, Katie Westwood, in the early hours of October 8 last year. Illsley, from Burton-on-Trent, had been drinking but got behind the wheel of her Vauxhall Corsa.
Katie was a passenger on the back seat. During the journey, the car came off the road on Bitham Lane, Stretton, and crashed through a fence before hitting a tree. Katie suffered serious injuries as a result of the collision.
Illsley took her out of the car after the crash. Sadly, Katie was later found dead near to where it happened. READ:Detectives get extra time to quiz Stafford murder suspectStaffordshire Police remain at the crime scene on Oberton Gardens[1]
READ: OAP ‘held down’ as raiders ransack North Staffordshire home[2]Staffordshire Police have issued a CCTV appeal following the Harriseahead raid Shortly after, Illsley was arrested and subsequently charged. She appeared at Stafford Crown Court on November 14 and pleaded guilty to causing death by driving without due care and attention while unfit through drink.
Illsley was sentenced to four years and eight months in prison and banned from driving for five years. Detective Chief Inspector Al Lyford said: “I’d like to offer my sincere condolences to Katie’s family who are continuing to come to terms with what happened last year. “I can only imagine how they are feeling.
This case just goes to show the devastating and lifelong consequences drink driving can have on people, families and wider communities.” Want more court and crime news? Sign up to our court and crime newsletter here[3]
References
- ^ Detectives get extra time to quiz Stafford murder suspect (www.stokesentinel.co.uk)
- ^ OAP ‘held down’ as raiders ransack North Staffordshire home (www.stokesentinel.co.uk)
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