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Triple death driver pleads guilty | Triple death driver pleads guilty |
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A driver has admitted causing the deaths of three teenagers, who were passengers in his car which crashed into a tree on Anglesey. | |
Rebecca Lee, 18, who was pregnant, her best friend Elin Rowlands, 15, and Clifford Thomas Jones, 17, all died. | |
Stacey Williams, 17, was critically injured and remains in hospital. | Stacey Williams, 17, was critically injured and remains in hospital. |
Richard Brown, 24, admitted causing deaths by dangerous driving and driving under the influence of alcohol. He appeared in the dock in a wheelchair. | |
There were angry scenes at Caernarfon Crown Court as Brown appeared. | |
He was remanded in custody until 29 June for a pre-sentence report but his barrister acknowledged that he faced a lengthy jail term. | |
The mother of Rebecca Lee, 18, who was killed with two other teenagers in a car crash, urges young people to watch their speed | |
Brown is said to have no memory of the tragedy. | Brown is said to have no memory of the tragedy. |
The crash happened in the early hours of the morning of 28 February at Holyhead Road in Menai Bridge. | |
At the time North Wales Police described the scene which confronted their officers, where the Citroen C2 car left the A5 at shortly before 0100 GMT on Saturday and ran into a tree, as "horrific". | At the time North Wales Police described the scene which confronted their officers, where the Citroen C2 car left the A5 at shortly before 0100 GMT on Saturday and ran into a tree, as "horrific". |
They said road and weather conditions were good at the time and their investigations were concentrating on why the vehicle left Holyhead Road, which has a 30mph speed limit. | |
Brown suffered a broken leg, ankle, pelvis and a fractured vertebra in his neck in the crash. | Brown suffered a broken leg, ankle, pelvis and a fractured vertebra in his neck in the crash. |
Hundreds of mourners turned out to the funerals, which were held on Anglesey and in Bangor, for the three who died. | Hundreds of mourners turned out to the funerals, which were held on Anglesey and in Bangor, for the three who died. |