Drunk driver jailed for killing Bromley teen
He has been sentenced to seven years in prison
Last updated 6th Jun 2022
A man has been jailed for seven years for killing a teenager after he was driving drunk and on the wrong side of the road in Bromley.
James Biscoe, 21, has been sentenced to seven years in prison and banned from driving for ten years, a sentence which took into consideration his early guilty plea.
Biscoe, from Windsor Drive in Dartford, appeared at the Old Bailey in May having pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving, dangerous driving, driving over the alcohol limit, and failing to stop at the scene of a collision.
What happened to Junior Alexander?
Junior Alexander was riding his e-scooter in the early hours of the morning on 18 July 2021 when he was hit by Biscoe’s red Fiat Punto that was being driven on the wrong side of Southborough Lane.
The 16-year-old suffered serious injuries and was found by members of the public around eight minutes later, police and paramedics attended and he was rushed to hospital.
Despite the efforts of the medical team to save him, Junior died soon after 6am.
What happened to James Biscoe?
After the accident, Biscoe was found asleep in the driver’s seat with the keys in the ignition and engine off.
Officers arrested him on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and driving whilst unfit through drink, he was taken into custody where made no comment and was later released on bail.
Forensic work showed that Biscoe would have had an alcohol level within his body of approximately 106 micrograms per 100 millilitres of breath at the time of the collision, the legal prescribed limit is 35 micrograms.
CCTV confirmed that Biscoe had driven on the wrong side of the road and was driving at a speed of at least 50 MPH on a road that was is subject to a 30MPH limit.
Biscoe was charged in January 2022.
Junior's mother, Donna Lonergan, said: "Junior was a kind, humble, intelligent, respectful and handsome young man, he was very academic and was aiming to become a lawyer.
“He was waiting for his GCSE results to choose one of the four offers he was given to go on to further education, he never got to collect his results, the seven high B’s and two A’s, that he worked so hard to achieve.
"That man killed my innocent son, he made the choice to drive drunk, at speed on the wrong side of the road then left him to die alone on the road side, he didn’t even call him an ambulance to give him a fighting chance.
"Our lives will never be the same, we are broken, the night he brutally killed my son my heart stopped beating.
I love you Junior, you will never be forgotten, forever by your side, until we meet again."
Detective Sergeant Nick Bale, Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “Junior was a young boy who had his entire life ahead of him when it was cut short in the most awful of ways.
“The manner of Biscoe’s driving, and the condition he was in at the time, meant that Junior’s injuries were catastrophic. I know that life for his family has never been the same since, and they will continue to grieve for him for many, many years to come.
“Our thanks go to the members of the public who came to Junior’s aid, and the doctors and nurses who worked so hard to save him. And of course we are grateful to Junior’s family who have been so supportive of our investigation.
“Biscoe answered no comment during his interview to every question put to him, and attempted to frustrate our work by refusing to disclose the PIN number for his phone. But my team worked meticulously and their efforts left him with no option but to plead guilty.”