Staff Reporter
Published:
3:09 PM May 13, 2021
Updated:
3:56 PM May 13, 2021
The scene of a crash at Little Fransham, A47, which killed Peter Stebbings from Necton.Picture: Used with permission from Kirsty (@InTahUK) on Twitter
- Credit: Archant
A lorry driver has admitted causing a crash that killed two people on the A47 last year.
Daniel Hewett was driving on the main road between Little Fransham and Necton when he failed to notice congestion ahead of him and swerved into oncoming traffic
Hewett, 38, of Fairfax Road, Norwich, was travelling towards Swaffham on March 6, 2020, when he swerved into the opposite lane.
Calvin Beckett, 47, who was driving a Jewson lorry, died at the scene, while 78-year-old Peter Stebbings died in hospital the following day.
He suffered a “minor” brain haemorrhage and broken ribs and vertebrae.
In hospital, the 38-year-old heating engineer initially agreed to give a blood sample for analysis, then declined.
Miss Harper added: “There was no reason for that vehicle to leave that road without there being a driver error. His driving fell far below the standard expected of a competent driver.”
The court was told that Slater had a conviction for driving with excess alcohol in 2004.
Simon Nicholls, mitigating, said: “Richard has no idea of what happened – of the van leaving the road, the emergency services being present or what happened in hospital.