Overview

• Colby Hammond admitted causing death by dangerous driving and was sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court to seven years in custody, with a requirement to serve at least two-thirds.
• Telematic data from the Seat Ibiza’s insurer-fitted black box recorded frequent speeding with peaks around 75mph in a 30mph zone on the night of the crash.
• Judge Simon James said Hammond drove the wrong way down a one-way street, ignored passengers’ pleas to slow down, and was probably more than twice the legal alcohol limit.
• Eighteen-year-old Ethan Entwistle died despite a friend’s 999 call and CPR attempts, and a Home Office pathologist concluded his blunt-force injuries were unsurvivable.
• Hammond received a six-year driving disqualification to start from his first eligibility for release, and Ethan’s mother is campaigning for a graduated licence with limits on peer-aged passengers and late-night driving.