Luke Hawkes, 28, was heard on police cameras saying he was 'glad' he had killed someone.
By Sammy JenkinsLuke Hawkes, 28, was driving a white Ford Transit van at high speed when it went through a red light and hit two cars on the A38 Taunton Road, near Bridgwater, Somerset, on 8 November.Taunton Crown Court was told Hawkes, of Wadham Close, Bridgwater, had been heard on police cameras saying: "I'm glad she is dead, she deserved it."He was also handed a driving disqualification for 12 years and seven months.
The court heard prior to the crash, Hawkes had been involved in another road traffic collision further up the A38, near the Showground Roundabout, on the same evening.Bethany's parents said no sentence length would "change Bethany's future or make our own future okay" Body cameras worn by Avon and Somerset Police officers recorded Hawkes saying: "I hope I killed someone. Oh well, you know what, I will get three, four, five years. Hopefully I killed them."Sentencing him on 27 January, His Honour Judge Paul Cook said: "You can tell this was a prolonged, consistent and deliberate course of driving. it was obvious that you were drunk.
Ms Branson's parents also said after sentencing: "We are beyond heartbroken and that is a heartbreak that we will carry with us for as long as we remain on this earth."Bethany Branson was a keen rugby player who dreamed of working with animals
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