David Devoy, from Sunderland, was warned not to drive a month before the fatal crash, a court hears.
David Devoy had been told not to drive after almost crashing into a bus stop during a previous medical episode
Neil Errington, 50, died in the collision which also injured his partner and passenger, Sandra Mallinson, leaving her in "constant" physical and emotional pain. Following that incident, on 5 April 2022, Devoy told a police officer he believed he had suffered an "absent seizure at the wheel" and was urged to voluntarily surrender his licence.
He was travelling at between 76mph and 81mph in a 30mph zone when, during another medical episode, he ploughed into the back of Mr Errington's Mercedes which was waiting at traffic lights.Mr Errington, from the Carlisle area, was airlifted to Newcastle where he died 10 days later after life support was withdrawn.In an impact statement read in court, Miss Mallinson described her life since as a "living hell".
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