A 21-year-old man has been jailed for two-and-a-half years after his car collided with another vehicle on the A256 near Deal.
Luke Humphries of Woodnesford was found to have almost double the legal limit of alcohol in his system, having drunk two pints of lager before getting behind the wheel of his VW Scirocco on January 6, 2024.
Driving along Felderland Lane, Humphries reached the junction with the A256, ignored a ‘give way’ sign and, as he joined the main road, collided with the front passenger side of a Ford Fiesta. As the Fiesta spun into oncoming traffic on the opposite carriageway, its 16-year-old passenger was thrown out of the door with the seatbelt wrapped around her neck.
Humphries left the scene, telling police he had nothing to do with the accident. After identifying him as the registered owner of the Scirocco, police attended his home address, where he claimed his car had been stolen by armed robbers, denying that he had been driving the vehicle at the time of the crash. Forensic evidence in the car, police bodycam footage and inconsistent timelines contradicted his account. In addition to his substantial custodial sentence, Humphries has been banned from driving for 3 years and 3 months.
The legal alcohol limit for driving is 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood (or 35 micrograms per 100 millilitres of breath). If you are found to be over the limit and are accused of dangerous driving, solicitors experienced in similar cases can give you the best advice on how to proceed.