The 40-year-old parent was sentenced to four years in prison
A dad who killed his eight-year-old son after crashing his BMW into a lorry was 13 times the drug-driving limit. Leon Clark had just collected his two sons from their grandparent's house when he "lost control" of the car on the motorway and crashed into a highway maintenance truck parked on the hard shoulder.
As Clarke drove past junction 23, his BMW was estimated to be travelling at about 76mph in the outside lane. However, as he indicated to move left, he lost control of the vehicle. A fire officer who attended the scene recalled hearing Clarke say he had "killed his son" as he held Blake. Firefighters and paramedics performed CPR on Blake before he was taken to Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.
In an emotional victim impact statement read out in court, Blake's mother, Victoria Consterdine, described her son as "cheeky" and "a joker", adding that he "loved life and his family". She also revealed the devastating effect that Blake's tragic death has had on her and her family. Philip Barnes, mitigating for Clarke, said the defendant was "sorry" for his actions and was of "previous good character".
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