Drunk driver jailed over Harry Chapman's death - Interview with Harry's mother Claire and sister Lola Chapman
- 6 months ago
A drunk speeding driver who crashed into an oncoming car resulting in the death of a 20-year-old has been jailed for more than 11 years.
Harry Chapman was just two weeks away from celebrating his 21st birthday when Scott Gorey’s Jaguar XF struck his silver Ford Fiesta in Aldridge Road in Streetly in Walsall on October 8 last year.
Gorey, of Sutton Road, also in Walsall had been drinking at a funeral before getting behind the wheel and spd away when he was stopped by police officers who saw the car being driven an "erratic" manner minutes before the crash.
Wolverhampton Crown Court heard he was more than twice the limit and measured 194 milligrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood in his system. The legal limit is 80.
He was also driving at speeds of up to 97mph in a 30mph residential zone.
Gorey, aged 52, of Sutton Road, Walsall was sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Friday(8) after previously admitting an offence of causing Mr Chapman's death by dangerous driving.
Harry Chapman was just two weeks away from celebrating his 21st birthday when Scott Gorey’s Jaguar XF struck his silver Ford Fiesta in Aldridge Road in Streetly in Walsall on October 8 last year.
Gorey, of Sutton Road, also in Walsall had been drinking at a funeral before getting behind the wheel and spd away when he was stopped by police officers who saw the car being driven an "erratic" manner minutes before the crash.
Wolverhampton Crown Court heard he was more than twice the limit and measured 194 milligrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood in his system. The legal limit is 80.
He was also driving at speeds of up to 97mph in a 30mph residential zone.
Gorey, aged 52, of Sutton Road, Walsall was sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Friday(8) after previously admitting an offence of causing Mr Chapman's death by dangerous driving.