A DRUNK driver has been jailed after a passenger in his car died following when he crashed after leaving a Warwickshire pub
Steven Walsh, of Birch Road, Runcorn, was sentenced to seven years and six months for causing the death of one man and seriously injuring three other people while under the influence of alcohol.
On an evening in November 2023 Walsh got into his car, after having at least six pints of lager at two pubs in Brinklow.
He offered a lift to five people he had met earlier. Within minutes, he left the road after failing to negotiate a bend and hit a tree. Four of the passengers and Walsh himself were seriously injured – one of thew, a teenager, later died after suffering injuries to his head, neck and spine.
PC Craig Pearson, from Warwickshire Police Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: : “Throughout the investigation, Walsh accepted responsibility and understood the devastating impact of his actions. “Unfortunately, by this time it was too late for him. Please don’t think this can’t happen to you. Do not drink and drive.
“People who drive under the influence of alcohol make a conscious decision to do so and these are the potential consequences.”
