A court hears Lucy Knowles, 17, died in hospital after William Eade crashed in a country lane
A man has been jailed for causing the death of a 17-year-old girl after crashing into a group of trees on a country road.
The court heard Eade, of Enfield Road, Newbold, Chesterfield, was driving along the road with three passengers at about 22:45 BST.Black box data showed he was driving at 55mph at the moment the car crashed into three trees while going round a corner.Ms Knowles, who was sitting behind the driver's seat, suffered a serious head injury and died in hospital in Sheffield three days later.
Following the crash, detectives carried out a two-week speed test and found drivers were most often travelling between 20 and 25mph when taking the bend, with the highest recorded speed between 35 and 40mph.
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