BREAKING: Mum jailed for killing two boys in horror crash as she sipped beer at the wheel
Natasha Allarakhia, 35, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and a charge of causing serious injury to a passenger by dangerous driving. It follows the deaths of two teenagers on the A17 following a collision at North Rauceby, Lincs, on June 20 last year. William Ray, 17, and Eddie Shore, 18, died after the Ford Fiesta they were in was involved in a collision with an Audi Q2 car on the A17. Two other passengers in the car suffered injuries and were taken to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham.
At the time of the collision, police said the occupants of the Audi sustained minor injuries. Allarakhia, of Turner Crescent, Norwich, appeared at Lincoln Crown Court in June where she pleaded guilty to causing the deaths of William Ray on 21 June and Eddie Shore on 22 June by dangerous driving.
Today Judge James House KC handed Allarakhia the custodial sentence, disqualified her from driving for a total of more than 12 years, and said she must take an extended retest before she can drive again, adding that her drinking was not the cause of the collision.
Carre's Grammar School in Sleaford, where both William and Eddie were students, described the pair as "lovely lads". Headteacher Nick Law said their deaths had "really rocked the whole community".
He said Will was "a selfless individual who enjoyed the success of other people," a talented student and sportsman who played rugby, football and won bronze at a gymnastics national finals in Stoke on Trent.
The 17-year-old, who was due to study aerospace engineering at Sheffield University, was also described by Mr Law as hardworking, personable, conscientious and sociable.
Paying tribute to Eddie, Mr Law said he was a "very down to earth, self-deprecating, and grounded young man who loved life. Sociable and well connected with many different people both in and out of school.
"He was selfless and a total team player. Played in goal for the 1st XI last year purely because we didn't have a keeper. He wanted the team and school to succeed." Eddie, a Liverpool FC supporter, had plans to study Sport and Exercise Science at Leeds Beckett University after travelling.
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