A SINGLE mum was killed in a 2am road smash caused by a man she met on an internet dating site. Chloe Haydock, 26, was a front seat passenger in John Llewellyn’s Ford Fiesta when he lost control at speed and ploughed into a concrete bollard. Miss Haydock, who lived in Wigan, Greater Manchester, with […]
A SINGLE mum was killed in a 2am road smash caused by a man she met on an internet dating site.
Chloe Haydock, 26, was a front seat passenger in John Llewellyn’s Ford Fiesta when he lost control at speed and ploughed into a concrete bollard.
Miss Haydock, who lived in Wigan, Greater Manchester, with her 18 month old son suffered multiple fatal injuries in the impact and died in an ambulance whilst being taken to hospital.
Neither Chloe, nor Llewellyn, were wearing seat belts in the car that was hurtling at 49mph in a 30mph zone.
Llewellyn, 36, who had been drinking vodka and smoking cannabis, failed a roadside breath test at the scene.
But later tests showed he was under the limit and had 26 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood.
The legal limit is 80mg.
Today at Bolton Crown Court, Llewellyn, of Liverpool was jailed for 40 months after he admitted causing death by dangerous driving. He was also banned from from driving for eight years and eight months.
The tragedy occurred on January 13 2018 after Chloe had arranged to meet Llewellyn after her home after swapping details on the dating site.
Any death in a road traffic accident is a tragedy, but this case is particularly tragic.
Llewellyn sustained fractures to his wrist and ankle plus minor cuts and bruising. But Chloe suffered far more serious injuries, mainly to her head, body and legs and was trapped in the wreckage.
He told a passing motorist who stopped to help: “Another car wiped me out.”
Experts did a back calculation of what his alcohol reading would have been at the time of the crash but tests could only conclude it was “between 62mg and 142mg.”
Further tests showed he had traces of THC – the principal psychoactive constituent of cannabis – in his system.
Llewellyn later gave no comment in police interview other than to admit was owned the Fiesta.
Sentencing Judge Graeme Smith told Llewellyn: “Any death in a road traffic accident is a tragedy, but this case is particularly tragic.
“It’s tragic for you because as a result of the accident you have been unable to work and have suffered significant physical and mental difficulties including PTSD.
“However, that pales in comparison to the family of a Chloe Haydock, who died at age 26, at the point she loved her life and had so much to look forward to.
“Her son Leo was only 18 months old at the time, and he will have to grow up with limited memories of his mother.
“You have shown no remorse and you have not apologised to the family. I have read some evidence that you intended to take your own life as you saw no other way to pay back Chloe’s family for her death. But it’s clear to understand the anger that’s been added to their grief.”
