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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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | 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. | 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. | 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. |
| 'Disabled' | |
| In court the judge said he wanted a report on Brown's previous driving record. | |
| BBC Wales has learned he received leg injuries in one crash which left him disabled - so disabled he qualified for the government's motorbility scheme. | |
| Brown used the help he got from the scheme to run the Citroen C2. | |
| When the judge passes sentence Brown faces a lengthy driving ban, as well as prison. | |
| Family | |
| Speaking outside the court Clifford Jones' mother, Jennifer Hughes, said the family was glad Brown had pleaded guilty and wanted him to be sentenced for life. | |
| "I'm glad he knows what he's done," she said. | |
| "What we want is justice. My mum and dad, all the family, have had the most horrendous, difficult time. | |
| "We get up every morning and cry, we miss him (Clifford) so much," she added. |