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| A man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for causing the deaths of three teenagers who were passengers in his car which crashed into a tree. | A man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for causing the deaths of three teenagers who were passengers in his car which crashed into a tree. |
| Rebecca Lee, 18, who was pregnant, her best friend Elin Rowlands, 15, and Clifford Thomas Jones, 17, all died in the crash on Anglesey, in February. | Rebecca Lee, 18, who was pregnant, her best friend Elin Rowlands, 15, and Clifford Thomas Jones, 17, all died in the crash on Anglesey, in February. |
| Richard Brown, 24, had earlier pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and drink driving. | Richard Brown, 24, had earlier pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and drink driving. |
| He was also banned from driving for 12 years, at Caernarfon Crown Court. | He was also banned from driving for 12 years, at Caernarfon Crown Court. |
| Front seat passenger Stacey Williams, 18, remains in hospital and is completely paralysed from the neck down. | |
| Judge Mr Justice Nigel Davis said it was one of the worse cases one could imagine and that Brown did not care about how he drove. | |
| The court heard that the vehicle was travelling at 80-90 mph when it crashed in a 30 mph zone. | |
| Brown has admitted being almost twice the drink-drive limit and having taken drugs before he crashed his Citreon C2 car. |