'Blind as a bat' drunk driver ended the life of much-loved young man in horror crash after all-day boozing session
A drunk driver killed a much-loved student in a horror crash after his car appeared 'out of thin air like the DeLorean'. Ryan McElroy, 35, had been drinking all day and was caught on CCTV staggering away from his dad's flat before getting into his car and driving at excessive speeds.
The court heard McElroy's Insignia was travelling between 49mph and 60mph at the time of the crash on December 5 last year.McElroy, from Oldham, was also treated for minor injuries at the scene, and initially gave a false name and claimed 'Dave from Broughton' had driven the car. "He arrived at the flat and said he had been drinking all day and continued to drink a significant amount of alcohol. At one point he was pouring just neat spirits into a glass," the prosecutor said. He had also taken prescribed diazepam.
Police attended and found McElroy slumped in the car. He attempted to 'deflect blame', claiming his name was 'James' and that somebody else had been driving. "This incident has completely broken me. It has completely changed my life and turned it completely upside down. I am a child of God and forgiveness is part of my very fibre and whatever made the man who did this do what he did, I forgive him but I cannot say that his actions haven’t changed me as a person forever."
She added: "I would like to say to Ryan's family that I hope you too can help Ryan find a meaningful purpose for his life; I sincerely release my pain of losing Louis through forgiveness. My heart breaks for you because you have lost him to a prison cell; I am deeply sorry for your loss." "He makes reference in his presentence report that he 'owes one' to the deceased, to change his life and turn it around, so that when he is released he can return to society, hopefully a changed man, a chastened man."
"There is no doubt this was a most serious case of dangerous driving. It was a prolonged, persistent and deliberate course of very bad driving."
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