Dangerous driver’s actions caused ‘devastation’ in Faringdon
Courtney Goodwin-Diliberto, of Aldiss Drive, Kingston Bagpuize, was sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison following a six-day trial at Oxford Crown Court, concluding on Tuesday (May 20). A jury unanimously found her guilty of causing death by dangerous driving at the same court on March 10 this year. Goodwin-Diliberto, who had passed her driving test four months previously, was driving dangerously on the A415 Faringdon Road, between Faringdon and Kingston Bagpuize on April 28.
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She was travelling in convoy with her then-boyfriend, Ben Ireson, who was riding a motorbike and overtook her car. The motorcyclist was approaching a bend in the road at the time and faced a head-on collision with a Royal Mail lorry that was travelling in the opposite direction. Mr Ireson, 26, died at the scene, despite Goodwin-Diliberto's attempts to revive him.
Thames Valley Police's lead investigating officer Philip Hanham, of the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: "I would firstly like to express my condolences to the family of the man who sadly lost his life in this tragic collision. "Courtney Goodwin-Diliberto had only held her driving licence for four months before the collision. "Her actions fell far below those of a competent, careful driver and show the devastation caused when driving dangerously."
"Dangerous driving can have severe consequences, and I hope this court result shows how seriously we at Thames Valley Police take such crimes."