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Drug driver jailed following fatal collision in Runcorn

A drug driver who killed his friend during a collision in Runcorn has been jailed. Haydn Patterson appeared at Chester Crown Court on Tuesday 14 May where he was sentenced to nine years in prison; to serve a minimum of six years of this sentence. On release he will remain on licence until the end of the nine year sentence The 30-year-old, of Barons Close, Widnes, pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving while over the drug drive limit (cocaine and cannabis). He also admitted possession of class A drugs (cocaine) and possession of class B drugs (cannabis). During the hearing the court was told that on Monday 17 October 2022 Patterson had been out with his friend, 41 year old Kevin Viles, at a pub in Widnes. The pair spent around two hours in the pub, before leaving at around 5.40pm, in Patterson’s Mini Cooper. They then drove towards Runcorn, travelling over the Mersey Gateway bridge and onto the Central Expressway. At around 5.55pm, Patterson turned onto the Southern Expressway, where he lost control of the vehicle, initially driving towards the central reservation, before steering away, resulting in the Mini Cooper rotating across the carriageway and onto a grass verge where it rolled onto the roof and up the embankment. Following the crash, Patterson climbed out of the car and spoke to a witness at the scene, before running off on foot, leaving Kevin in the car with serious injuries. Emergency services were called to the scene and Kevin was subsequently freed from the car before being taken to Aintree University Hospital. Patterson was subsequently located by officers at his home in Widnes, where he was seen throwing wraps of cocaine and cannabis out of the window, before again attempting to make off on foot, but was quickly located and arrested in relation to the incident. Read more - https://www.cheshire.police.uk/news/c...