Death crash driver facing prison

A man who admitted causing a woman's death by dangerous driving while drunk, unlicensed and uninsured, has been told he faces a long jail sentence.

Daniel Storey, 28, from Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, was twice the legal drink-drive limit when he hit another car, killing passenger Amanda Coulton.

Mold Crown Court heard he also had cocaine in his system.

Judge John Rogers QC adjourned for sentencing but said prison was "inevitable".

Storey appeared in court on crutches and with one leg in a frame following injuries he suffered during the crash.

Your pleas of guilty will greatly assist you. But a substantial period of imprisonment is inevitable Judge John Rogers QC

The court heard he was driving a Vauxhall Astra on the A547 Abergele Road at Rhuddlan in January when he overtook a vehicle, colliding head-on into another car.

He also admitted driving with 189 miligrammes of alcohol in his blood - compared to the legal limit of 80 - not having insurance, and driving otherwise than in accordance with a driving licence.

Ms Coulton, from Dyserth, was travelling in a Peugeot when she was killed in January.

The case has not yet been opened publicly by prosecutor Gareth Preston.

Defending, John Philpotts said his client accepted he was intoxicated, but had "no idea" how cocaine got into his system.

But, the court heard, it was unlikely to make a difference to sentencing if that issue was contested.

The judge told Storey: "I will adjourn for a report to be prepared.

"Your pleas of guilty will greatly assist you. But a substantial period of imprisonment is inevitable."