Woman who killed passenger in drunken Mercedes car crash finds out fate
Police custody image of Chloe Bannister of Chaytor Drive, Nuneaton who is white with ong brown hair
Chloe Bannister has been jailed after she was found to be drink-driving in Coppice Lane Middleton in a Mercedes and crashed into a fence killing her passenger a man aged 33
A drink driver who killed a man after careering off a road in Warwickshire has been jailed.
Chloe Bannister of Chaytor Drive, Nuneaton, was driving a Mercedes GL50 in Coppice Lane in Middleton, between Sutton Coldfield and Tamworth.
She failed to get around a bend in the road and crashed into a fence in a field at around 10.30pm.
The passenger in her car, a 33-year-old man from Cheshire, sustained serious head injuries.
He was given ‘advanced trauma care’ at the scene by ambulance staff and was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.
He sadly died from his injuries the following day. Bannister was also taken to Good Hope Hospital.
Bannister was found to be almost one-and-a-half times the legal drink drive limit at the time.
She was arrested and charged with causing death by careless driving while under the influence of drink.
The 29-year-old admitted the charge and appeared at Warwick Crown Court last Friday.
She was jailed for two years, given a five-year driving ban and was also fined.
Following the outcome, investigating officer Detective Constable Sam Bates from Warwickshire Police’s serious collision investigation unit said Bannister had been ‘irresponsible and reckless’.
DC Bates said: “Chloe Bannister’s irresponsible and reckless actions on the night of the collision have left a family heartbroken with the loss of their son, brother and uncle.
“The tragic result of her actions should serve as a stark reminder to all drivers of the lawful and moral responsibility incumbent on us all when driving.”
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