Drink-driver jailed for killing man in crash

The victim, Jeremy Hack, would do "anything for anyone" his family said

A drink-driver who caused the death of another motorist has been jailed for three years and four months.

Thomas Barnett, 37, from of Court Road, in Malvern, was sentenced at Worcester Crown Court on Tuesday after previously admitting causing a crash close to Hanley Castle in January.

The victim, 37-year-old Jeremy Hack, was described by his family as "a fierce son, brother, uncle and friend, who would do anything for anyone".

Barnett was also disqualified from driving for a total of seven years and eight months, with a requirement to complete an extended retest at the end of the ban.

At an earlier hearing, he had admitted charges of drink driving and causing death by driving without due care and attention.

West Mercia Police said Barnet had been driving over the legal limit when he was involved in a head-on collision on the B4211 Worcester Road on 23 January.

PC Danny Somner, of the serious collision investigation unit, said: "Drink-driving is an incredibly selfish act, which, as we’ve seen in this case, can destroy innocent lives and devastate families."