A man who drove at grossly excessive speeds while drink-driving and caused a crash that killed a 19-year-old passenger is sentenced to eight years in prison. According to multiple reports, Erin Slane was travelling as a passenger in a car driven by Kyle Patrick, 23, when the vehicle crashed into a field near Perth in Perthshire/Perth and Kinross. The crash occurred on 1 September 2024. The court finds that Patrick drove the car at speeds described as “grossly excessive,” and that he was under the influence of alcohol at the time. Slane, who was 19, died as a result of the collision. The sentencing reflects the judge’s assessment of the seriousness of the offence and the fatal outcome. All accounts agree on the key facts of those involved, the location and timing of the crash, the drink-driving and speeding elements, and the eight-year custodial sentence.
Man jailed for eight years after drink-driving crash kills 19-year-old passenger in Perthshire
A man who drove at grossly excessive speeds while drink-driving and caused a crash that killed a 19-year-old passenger is sentenced to eight years in prison. According to multiple reports, Erin Slane...
- Kyle Patrick, 23, is jailed for eight years after a fatal crash.
- Erin Slane, 19, dies and is described as the passenger in Patrick’s car.
- The crash happens on 1 September 2024 near Perth in Perthshire/Perth and Kinross.
- Reports state Patrick is drink-driving and drives at “grossly excessive speeds.”
- The car crashes into a field following the high-speed driving.
Erin Slane, 19, was a passenger in a car driven by Kyle Patrick, 23, which crashed into a field in Perthshire on September 1, 2024.
1 hour agoErin Slane, 19, was a passenger in a car driven by Kyle Patrick, 23, which crashed into a field in Perthshire on September 1, 2024.
2 hours agoErin Slane, 19, was a passenger in the car driven by Kyle Patrick which crashed into a field in Perth and Kinross after he drove at “grossly excessive speeds”.
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