Overview

• On February 4, 2023, Addison, then 17, lost control on Parry’s Lane near Shawbury and collided at excessive speed with an electricity pole, killing passenger Lily-May Vaughan.
• A Shrewsbury Crown Court jury convicted the 20-year-old in April of causing death by dangerous driving after finding he drove “ridiculously fast” and showed no remorse.
• Police say Addison reoffended within weeks of the collision, performing doughnuts in a Tesco car park and committing multiple further dangerous driving offences.
• Judge Deni Mathews sentenced him to 66 months in prison, branding him a danger to society and imposing an eight-year driving disqualification to begin on his release.
• Lily-May’s mother, Leanne Vaughan, has renewed calls for graduated driving licence laws and interim suspensions for young drivers to avert future tragedies.