Overview
- At Lincoln Crown Court, Judge James House KC imposed a 20-month custodial sentence suspended for two years on Amy Sheppard.
- She also received a two-year driving ban, 12 months of mental health treatment and 35 days of rehabilitation activity.
- Sheppard pleaded guilty to two counts of causing death by careless driving and three counts of causing serious injury.
- The October 2023 collision on the A52 near Sutton-on-Sea occurred after her Vauxhall Astra fishtailed due to a badly underinflated rear tyre later found at about 5psi, following a mistaken tyre check the previous day.
- The Audi driver, his wife and her brother suffered serious injuries, and the boys’ father, Laurie Ellis, told the court he remains grief-stricken and believes Sheppard has shown no remorse.