Motorist in pal's death crash jailed
A young drink-driver has been jailed for five years for a crash that killed his pal.
A young drink-driver has been jailed for five years for a crash that killed his pal.
Samuel Montgomery was probably "showing off" in his new car when it went out of control, ploughed through a field and hit a tree, a court heard.
Rear seat passenger, Daniel Reynolds, 21, was killed and two young women in the car were seriously injured in the accident at Haughton, near Stafford.
Blood tests later showed Montgomery was over the drink-drive limit with a reading of 130 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 milliltres of blood, the legal limit being 80, Stafford Crown Court heard.
Montgomery, aged 23, of Dart Avenue, Stafford, admitted a charge of causing Mr Reynolds' death by careless driving having consumed excess alcohol.
He was banned from driving for seven years and ordered to take an extended test.