Alford man jailed after fatal drink-drive collision

Shane Chamberlain, 25, of Birch Grove in Alford, who had been drinking in a village pub with two friends, took a bend on the wrong side of the road giving oncoming motorist Glenys Bark no chance of avoiding a collision.

Lincoln Crown Court was told that Chamberlain crossed a double white line on the bend on the A16 at East Keal near Spilsby and struck Mrs Bark’s vehicle as she drove in the opposite direction.

Chamberlain’s rear seat passenger Nathan Ardron, 24, who lived with his parents in Friskney, was killed and a second passenger Benjamin Gibson was seriously injured.

Glenys Bark, 56, was so badly injured she spent almost three months in hospital. Her husband Nigel, 64, was also seriously hurt.

The couple, who were visiting relatives in the area, are still suffering serious effects from their injuries 17 months after the collision.

During the journey Nathan Ardron had warned Chamberlain to slow down because of his concerns about the speed that Chamberlain was driving.

After the collision Chamberlain failed a breath test and was also found to have a small amount of cocaine in his blood.

Chamberlain admitted causing the death of Nathan Ardron by driving a Vauxhall Astra dangerously on the A16 at East Keal on 17 August 2017.

He also admitted three charges of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

He was jailed for five years and banned from driving for five and a half years.

Judge John Pini QC, passing sentence, told Chamberlain: “Your passengers were saying to you to slow down because you were going too fast.