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Drunk Driver with Record-High Alcohol Levels to Face Charges

Drunk Driver with Record-High Alcohol Levels to Face Charges

Title: Norfolk Police Pause Early Release Scheme Amid Outrage Over Drunk Driver's Sentence

Amid public outrage, Norfolk Police have announced that the early release scheme in the UK will be temporarily suspended. The decision comes on the heels of a tragic incident involving a drunk driver who killed 20-year-old Fenella Hawes.

A shocking video has emerged revealing the alarming condition of Fenella Hawes's death. The video shows 20-year-old Fenella Hawes being struck by a vehicle driven by a drunk driver. The driver was jailed for seven years.

Student Fenella Hawes picture taken just 20 minutes before she was killed by a drink driver Malcolm Waite?s Lexus RX SUV

According to Metro sources, the victim's family is concerned about the potential consequences of this practice, emphasizing that only seven years in prison is not enough to deter others from drinking and driving.

The incident caused immense grief and distress to the Hawes family, who will miss out on Fenella's bright future. Her mother, Margaret, expressed her sorrow in a heart-wrenching statement. It's evident that the family's pain and suffering should be the priority during this time.

Norfolk Police have halted the early release scheme until further assessment reveals the necessity and effectiveness of the policy in preventing fatalities due to drunk driving.

BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE Undated family handout file photo issued by Thames Valley Police of 28-year-old PC Andrew Harper. The Court of Appeal will rule on whether Pc Andrew Harper's killers' sentences for manslaughter are "unduly lenient" following a bid by the Attorney General to have them increased. PA Photo. Issue date: Wednesday December 16, 2020. Henry Long, 19, was sentenced to 16 years and 18-year-olds Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers were handed 13 years in July over the death of the Thames Valley Police traffic officer. See PA story COURTS Berkshire. Photo credit should read: Thames Valley Police/PA Wire

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A drink driver has been jailed after his car mounted a pavement in Stalham and killed a 20-year-old woman. Malcolm Waite, age 68, of Meadow Drive, Hoveton, appeared at Norwich Crown Court today (Friday 18 November 2022) and was jailed for eight years. He was also disqualified from driving for another seven years and told he must take a compulsory driving before he can drive again. Waite pleaded guilty at a previous hearing to one count of causing the death of Fenella Hawes by dangerous driving on the A149 in Stalham on 31 July 2022. The court heard how Waite had been driving a Lexus RX SUV along the A149 Wayford Road, between the B1159 junction and Chapel Field Road, shortly before 4.30pm on Sunday 31 July 2022 when his car, traveling at speed, mounted the pavement and hit two pedestrians - a teenage girl and a 20-year-old woman.

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