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Soldier admits five crash deaths | Soldier admits five crash deaths |
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An army corporal has admitted causing a road crash which killed five people, including three teenage girls. | An army corporal has admitted causing a road crash which killed five people, including three teenage girls. |
Ben Morphey, 22, from High Street, Yoxford, Suffolk, admitted five charges of causing death by careless driving while unfit due to drink last July. | Ben Morphey, 22, from High Street, Yoxford, Suffolk, admitted five charges of causing death by careless driving while unfit due to drink last July. |
Simon Bonner, 40, and Kim Abbott, aged 41; Claire and Jennifer Stoddart, aged 18 and 15, and Carla Took, 18, died on the A12 at Blythburgh. | |
Morphey is due to be sentenced at Ipswich Crown Court next month. | Morphey is due to be sentenced at Ipswich Crown Court next month. |
Morphey admitted responsibility for the crash at a hearing on Friday but the judge in Ipswich banned reporting of his guilty pleas until all the families of the victims had been told of his admissions. | Morphey admitted responsibility for the crash at a hearing on Friday but the judge in Ipswich banned reporting of his guilty pleas until all the families of the victims had been told of his admissions. |
Ben Morphey will be sentenced at Ipswich Crown Court next month | Ben Morphey will be sentenced at Ipswich Crown Court next month |
Morphey was originally charged with causing death by dangerous driving and his trial was due to begin on Monday. | Morphey was originally charged with causing death by dangerous driving and his trial was due to begin on Monday. |
The three girls, who lived in Lowestoft, Suffolk, were returning from a Red Hot Chilli Peppers' concert in Ipswich when the crash happened. | The three girls, who lived in Lowestoft, Suffolk, were returning from a Red Hot Chilli Peppers' concert in Ipswich when the crash happened. |
The support band, Dirty Pretty Things, headlined a concert last year in aid of the Make Roads Safe campaign. | The support band, Dirty Pretty Things, headlined a concert last year in aid of the Make Roads Safe campaign. |
Mr Bonner and Ms Abbott lived in the Yoxford area. | Mr Bonner and Ms Abbott lived in the Yoxford area. |
Carl Barat, lead singer of Dirty Pretty Things, said at the time: "The deaths in Suffolk of Claire, Jennifer and Carla were so sad, such a waste of young lives, and this is happening to families every day." | Carl Barat, lead singer of Dirty Pretty Things, said at the time: "The deaths in Suffolk of Claire, Jennifer and Carla were so sad, such a waste of young lives, and this is happening to families every day." |
The Make Roads Safe campaign calls on world leaders to take action on road traffic injuries. | The Make Roads Safe campaign calls on world leaders to take action on road traffic injuries. |