A MOTORIST who caused the death of a 13-year-old north Cumbrian schoolgirl by dangerous driving has been jailed for four-and-a-half years. Tony Packenham, 47, admitted causing the death of Ingrid Messenger in a crash near Ivegill, on February 18 last year. He also admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving to both the mother of Ingrid Messenger and her 15-year-old sister, Erica. At Carlisle Crown Court last week, Packenham admitted a fourth charge of attempting to pervert the course of justice by discarding a dashcam memory card which had recorded his Land Rover Defender travelling “at speed” in the moments before the fatal collision with the other car.
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image captionIngrid Messenger s mother called her loss devastating and irreparable
A speeding driver who killed a 13-year-old girl and seriously injured her sister and mother has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.
Ingrid Messenger was in the rear seat of a Citroen C4 hit by Tony Packenham s Land Rover Defender near Carlisle on 18 February 2019.
The 47-year-old was absolutely flying at almost 80mph (128kmh) prior to the crash, the city s crown court heard.
At a previous hearing, he admitted causing death by dangerous driving.
Witnesses said the Land Rover was speeding before the crash at a crossroads between Stoneraise and Ivegill on the C1036.
Former Bethlehem Steel head coach returning to USL Championship next season
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Brendan Burke will be back on the sidelines in the USL Championship next season.
The former Bethlehem Steel FC and Reading United head coach, who was a first team assistant from 2011-2013, has been named head coach of the Colorado Springs Switchbacks.
“I’m excited to join the Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC community and appreciate the opportunity that the Ragain Family and Dean Weidner have provided to build on the foundation of the club and drive the team to the next level,” Burke said in a news release.
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