A drunk, disqualified and uninsured driver has been jailed again after killing a second person on the road.
Matthew Plimmer, aged 35, was on the wrong side of the road and under the influence of alcohol when he collided head-on with a car travelling the other way.
The driver, 25-year-old care worker Jessica Drury, died at the scene in Southwell Road, Oxton, on 19 January this year.
Plimmer, who was previously jailed for causing the death of one of his passengers in 2006, immediately tried to deceive others about what happened in a desperate bid to cover his tracks.
Speaking to other motorists who had stopped at the scene, Plimmer claimed that another man had been driving at the time and had fled the scene.
He repeated this lie to Police before and after his arrest but was exposed by damning DNA evidence that proved he was behind the wheel at the time of the collision.
Plimmer’s DNA was found on the driver’s airbag and on the inside of the damaged driver side windscreen.
No evidence was found to suggest anyone else had been in the vehicle at the time of the collision.
Plimmer, of Raylawn Street, Mansfield, appeared at Nottingham Crown Court today (Friday) where he finally abandoned his lies and pleaded guilty to charges of causing death by careless driving whilst under the influence, causing death by driving whilst disqualified, and driving whilst disqualified.
He was jailed for nine years and must also serve an additional three years on licence when he is released.
Plimmer was previously jailed for three years for causing the death of a teenager in Hertfordshire in October 2006.
He was banned again from the road after being caught drink driving in in October 2021.
Collision Investigator Sarah Butler, of Nottinghamshire Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “At the centre of this tragic case was a popular and much-loved young woman whose loss is felt every day by her family and friends.
“She was a devoted care worker who dedicated her life to helping others and at the time of the collision was on her way home from supporting an elderly local couple.
“Plimmer made a conscious decision to go drinking at a local pub that day. He chose to ignore his driving ban and he chose to drive while under the influence of alcohol.
“He then chose to continue his lies as long as he could about what happened that night.
“Jessica, on the other hand, had no choice in any of this.
“This appalling tragedy was entirely Plimmer’s fault and I am pleased that he is now starting a very lengthy prison sentence.
“I do hope that this sentence will act as a warning to others about the potential consequences of driving under the influence of alcohol.”
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