12/21/2023 0 Comments Vile vortices uk![]() ![]() He was brought back by his mum a short time later.īethany Branson, 19, sadly died in a collision Witnesses saw Hawkes 'screaming into a mobile phone' and shouting threats about stabbing people as he left the scene. Both driver and passenger were wearing seatbelts. There was also a collision that sent a second vehicle spinning. The Citroen was forced sideways into the central reservation and came to rest on the other carriageway. The Citroen was travelling on St John's Street and being driven in an 'exemplary manner' through a green light, said the prosecutor. Prosecutor Mr Ed Hetherington played the court CCTV which showed the Ford Transit travelling straight through the red light and hitting the Citroen.Ī police investigator later estimated that Hawkes was accelerating to a speed of 75mph in a 30mph zone. The fatal collision happened on November 8, 2022. ![]() The court heard a moving statement from the family of Bethany who said the senseless death of the kind-hearted Bridgwater and Albion RFC player had broken them to the core. He appeared at Taunton Crown Court and jailed for 10 years. Hawkes, of Wadham Close, admitted causing death by dangerous driving and failing to provide a specimen. READ MORE: Met Office UK weather: Snow and 'polar vortex' verdict amid predictions of new Arctic blast At the time of the fatal incident he was on bail for unrelated offences and said he was speeding to get home in time for his court curfew at 9.30pm. The impact was so ferocious that she was thrown from the car and died at the scene of catastrophic injuries.Ī ranting Hawkes was aggressive and verbally abusive to police who arrested him telling them 'I hope I killed them'. The pair had been out to buy a milkshake. Luke Hawkes, 28, was behind the wheel of a Ford Transit which ignored traffic lights at the junction of the A38 and St John's Street in Bridgwater and smashed into the side of a white Citroen.īethany Branson, aged 19, was a passenger in the Citroen being driven in a proper manner by her best friend. A speeding motorist drove through a red light and collided with a car - killing a teenage Somerset rugby player. ![]()
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