The then 17-year-old ignored desperate pleas from her friends to slow down, a court hears.
A drunk new driver who ignored desperate pleas to slow down before she crashed and killed her 17-year-old friend has been detained for eight years.
Shortly before 01:00 GMT on 3 December, they left 7even nightclub and set off home, with Miss Marsh initially driving the car after a bar manager stopped Martin from getting behind the wheel due to her drunken state.The group stopped at a petrol station, where Martin took control of the car after she became "fussy" that Miss Marsh was driving, the court heard.
As the car reached between 75 and 80mph on the A1231 near the Queen Alexandra Bridge, Martin lost control and hit a barrier before crossing over the central reservation and coming to rest 590ft down the road, Mr Wardlaw said.Martin, now 19 and of Aldwych Road in Sunderland, was found to have 152mg of alcohol in 100ml of blood, the legal limit being 80.
Footage of the crash was shown to the court at the request of Miss Marsh's family, many of whom attended the sentencing wearing pink shirts with a picture of her face on.In a statement read to the court, Miss Marsh's mother said the teenager was "full of life" and always "full of fun and energy", adding: "She would light up a room when she walked in."
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