Sharlotte Naglis, 6, was killed by a drink-driver who was also at twice the specified limit of cocaine.
The mother of a six-year-old girl killed by a drink-driver who had also taken drugs, said the family still could not celebrate Christmas without her, more than three years on.Owen, 44 at the time, was jailed for six years and two months in 2022 after admitting causing death by dangerous driving.
Ms Reynolds was speaking as police forces around the country stressed the dangers of drink and drug driving as part of a Christmas campaign. The results ultimately showed that Owen had twice the specified limit of cocaine in his system and had 146 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood, compared with the legal limit of 80 milligrams.Since challenging Owen's sentence, Ms Reynolds has, which would allow suspects' blood samples to be tested without consent.
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