Woman found guilty of careless driving after fatal road collision at Frostenden
She'll be sentenced in the summer
A 24-year-old woman has been found guilty of causing death by careless driving, after a fatal road traffic collision in October 2018.
Officers were called to the scene of a two vehicle collision on the A12 at Frostenden, near the junction with Gypsy Lane, at just after 6pm on Wednesday 17 October 2018. The vehicles involved were a blue Peugeot 206 car and an Isuzu D-max.
The Peugeot car, travelling southbound just after a bend in the road, crossed the central line into the opposing carriageway and collided with the Isuzu vehicle which was travelling in the opposite direction. The Peugeot left the carriageway and came to rest in a field.
The woman passenger in the Peugeot, Charlotte Oakes, aged 22 and from Westleton, sadly died at the scene.
Following a police investigation into the circumstances of the collision, the driver of the Peugeot, Chelcie Lavery, now aged 24 years, of High Street, Leiston was summonsed to appear at Ipswich Magistrates' Court on 2 July 2020 where she was charged with causing death by careless driving.
Lavery was found guilty of causing death by careless driving following her trial at Ipswich Crown Court which concluded today Thursday 6 May. She was given an interim disqualification from driving and is due to be sentenced on 5 July.
Charlotte's family have asked police to issue the following tribute on their behalf:
"Charlotte was a much loved member of the local community in which she had lived and worked her entire life. She was generous, hard-working and always fun to be around.
"As a family we miss her stories and her laughter. We feel her loss every day and in everything we do."