CRIMINAL DIVISION
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B e f o r e :
MR JUSTICE FIELD
HIS HONOUR JUDGE STEPHENS QC
(SITTING AS A JUDGE OF THE CACD)
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DAWN LAWES |
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"1. On 13 December 2008, Mrs Lawes [that is the appellant] was involved in a fatal road accident at about 0730 hours.
2. The appellant was not using her mobile telephone at the time and was driving within the speed limit.
3. It was raining and the road surface was wet.
4. The appellant has no recollection of the accident or its causes, but accepts the accident may well have been caused by a moment of inattention when negotiating a bend in the road.
5. The findings of Derek Hance, the Defence Consultant Accident Investigator, are relied on in mitigation."
"I was heading towards Winslow and I was going too quickly, but I am unsure of how fast I was travelling. I lost control of my car as I reached the crest of the bend. I am not sure what happened but I ended up on the wrong side of the road and hit a small car heading in the opposite direction."
"It was my fault. I was speeding on my way to Winslow and cut the top of the hill slightly before I hit the other car".
"I do not think in this case that I can suspend the prison sentence. That, to my mind, would be a cop-out because, in fact, suspending a prison sentence in your case would mean, in a sense, no sentence at all because you are a respectable person."