A 23 year old convicted of causing death by dangerous driving in Loughton will be sentenced

Two of the passengers were killed at the scene and the other two suffered life-changing injuries.

Author: Iona Stewart-RichardsonPublished 2nd Dec 2021

A 23 year old convicted of causing death by dangerous driving in Loughton will be sentenced next month.

Kane Faulkner-Wild of St Johns Road, Epping drove a car that left the road and hit a tree in Goldings Hill in August,

Front seat passenger 16-year-old Sophia Khan and 21-year-old Max Halcrow, both from Loughton, were killed at the secne.

A 16-year-old girl and a 17-year-old girl - also in the car - sustained life-changing injuries.

Faulkner-Wild was found walking away from the driver’s door, with only minor injuries.

He denied driving the vehicle after a night out drinking.

Following an investigation, he was later charged with a number of offences. He denied all charges when he appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on 12 December last year.

During his trial at Chelmsford Crown Court, the jury heard how investigating officers calculated the car was travelling far in excess of the 40 mph speed limit when it crashed and that Faulkner-Wild’s blood alcohol level showed he was above the drink driving limit.

On Tuesday 1 December, the jury found him guilty of the following offences and he’s due to be sentenced next month:

• Two counts of causing death by dangerous driving;

• Two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

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