Man sentenced for Shipston-on-Stour crash killing three teens
A man has been given a two-year custodial sentence for killing three teenagers in a crash on their way home from school.Edward Spencer, now 19, was driving a Ford Fiesta near Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, when it crashed with a Fiat 500 in April 2023, five weeks after passing his test.His passengers Harry Purcell, 17; Matilda "Tilly" Seccombe, 16; and Frank Wormald, 16, sustained fatal injuries. Spencer last month admitted causing their deaths by careless driving. He also admitted three counts of causing serious injury by careless driving in relation to the Fiat, occupied by a 10 and 12-year-old travelling with their stepmother. The children suffered "life-changing" injuries.
Spencer, from Newbold on Stour, Warwickshire, is to serve his sentence in a youth offenders institution.At Warwick Crown Court on Monday, he was also banned from driving for eight years, with a recommendation that he face an extended retest before being allowed to drive again.
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