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| A34 fatal crash driver meets victim's girlfriend | A34 fatal crash driver meets victim's girlfriend |
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| A driver who killed a man in a head-on crash has told his victim's partner he lived "to pay for what I've done". | A driver who killed a man in a head-on crash has told his victim's partner he lived "to pay for what I've done". |
| Lewis Stratford met Meg Williamson ahead of his sentencing for the crash he caused during an argument with his girlfriend on the phone. | Lewis Stratford met Meg Williamson ahead of his sentencing for the crash he caused during an argument with his girlfriend on the phone. |
| Gavin Roberts, 28, died after Stratford's car crossed the central reservation on the A34, in Oxfordshire. | Gavin Roberts, 28, died after Stratford's car crossed the central reservation on the A34, in Oxfordshire. |
| At the meeting, which Ms Williamson set up, Stratford, 24, said he knew he had ruined lives. | At the meeting, which Ms Williamson set up, Stratford, 24, said he knew he had ruined lives. |
| "When I had the message she wanted to meet me I felt upset because I'm guilty and I feel like a bad person," he told the BBC, which filmed the encounter. | "When I had the message she wanted to meet me I felt upset because I'm guilty and I feel like a bad person," he told the BBC, which filmed the encounter. |
| Ms Williamson asked to see Stratford, of Field Avenue, Oxford, after he pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving. He is due to be sentenced at Reading Crown Court on 3 March. | Ms Williamson asked to see Stratford, of Field Avenue, Oxford, after he pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving. He is due to be sentenced at Reading Crown Court on 3 March. |
| He had been driving southbound towards his girlfriend's home, while Mr Roberts, an Australian was living in Swindon - was going northbound on his way to work as an electrical engineer. | He had been driving southbound towards his girlfriend's home, while Mr Roberts, an Australian was living in Swindon - was going northbound on his way to work as an electrical engineer. |
| Stratford lost control of his Vauxhall Corsa during the argument on 11 June last year and crashed through the barrier before colliding with Mr Robert's BMW. | Stratford lost control of his Vauxhall Corsa during the argument on 11 June last year and crashed through the barrier before colliding with Mr Robert's BMW. |
| Both men were taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, but while Stratford survived, Mr Roberts died hours later. | |
| Speaking about the night her boyfriend died, Miss Williamson said: "I just remember sitting next to him begging him, praying for him to wake up - I'd have swapped places with him." | Speaking about the night her boyfriend died, Miss Williamson said: "I just remember sitting next to him begging him, praying for him to wake up - I'd have swapped places with him." |
| In the meeting, Stratford was the first to speak, saying: "I know I've caused a lot of pain with something that could have waited till the next day. | In the meeting, Stratford was the first to speak, saying: "I know I've caused a lot of pain with something that could have waited till the next day. |
| "I know the lives I've ruined, I deserve everything I get. I am sorry but I can't keep saying that because it's not going to make things better." | "I know the lives I've ruined, I deserve everything I get. I am sorry but I can't keep saying that because it's not going to make things better." |
| You can watch the full interview on Inside Out South at 19:30 GMT on Monday. | You can watch the full interview on Inside Out South at 19:30 GMT on Monday. |