Drunk, doing 90, and on wrong side of road. Shoulda been locked up forever.
Driver jailed after rest crash
A driver has been jailed for nine years for causing a crash which end four people while he was drunk and on drugs.
Liam Cunliffe, 30, ploughed head-on into another car while driving at up to 90mph on the wrong side of the A530 in Wistaston, Cheshire.
Chester Crown Court heard that Cunliffe, from Manor Avenue in Crewe, had lost control on a bend.
The families of those who died have criticised the jail sentence and the 10-year driving ban as too lenient.
The court was told that Cunliffe had been drinking into the early hours of Sunday, 11 September 2005 with three friends to whom he offered a lift.
Some of the relatives are disgusted at the length of the sentence
Sgt Steve Griffiths Retired publican Franz Beran and his wife Janice, both 65, were in their Mercedes which was doing only 40mph when they were hit by Cunliffe's Audi A3 sports car near the Rising Sun pub.
The married couple were both end.
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Darren Wilson, a 34-year-old father-of-four, was thrown from the Audi and found dead in a nearby ditch.
Lee Roberts, 21, a computer worker, who was trapped in the Audi, died 36 hours later.
Experts calculated that Cunliffe's blood had almost twice the legal alcohol level for drivers and sufficient sugar to leave him "very significantly impaired".
He pleaded guilty in January to four counts of causing rest by dangerous driving.
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Andrew Jebb, defending, said: "My client has a proper understanding of the enormity of what he did that night and understands it was his responsibility."
Lifetime ban
Pbutting sentence, Judge Elgan Edwards said it was the worst case of its type he had ever seen.
Outside court the bereaved families criticised the length of sentence and called for a lifetime driving ban.
Speaking on their behalf, Sgt Steve Griffiths of Cheshire Police said: "Some of the relatives are disgusted at the length of the sentence.
"Given the aggravating features of this case - the drugs, the drink and the speed - they feel Cunliffe should have gone away for much longer."
