Motorist jailed for crash which killed grandfather

A DRIVER high on cocaine lost control of his vehicle and veered into oncoming traffic before smashing headfirst into a car carrying a baby.

- OLIVIER VERGNAULT

Paul Kingcombe, 51, from Collin Close in Plymouth, lost control of his car whilst under the influence of cocaine and oversteered after jerking to the left and hitting the grass verge.

As he tried to regain control, he oversteered into the opposite lane and crashed into a car driven by Paul May, 65, who was driving his family including his 18-month-old granddaughter home from a Christmas party. It was later described as a “miracle” that the baby wasn’t injured in the crash, but unfortunately Paul suffered injuries that he couldn't survive.

A sentencing hearing at Truro Crown Court on Friday, July 25, was told that Kingcombe had been known to take drugs at work during his lunchbreaks and would “be bouncing off the walls in the afternoon” but was still allowed to drive home.