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Eryl Crump & Sam Elliott

Driver killed girlfriend on way to get takeaway curry after losing control on wet road

A driver caused the death of his girlfriend when he lost control of his car on their way to pick up a takeaway.

Fflur Green died when boyfriend Sion Francis Davies got into trouble on a bed in wet conditions in Gellilydan, Wales.

The 23-year-old pleaded guilty to causing her death by driving without due care and attention and will be sentenced next month.

Fflur was a passenger in the blue Renault Scenic driven by Davies, which collided with a Mitsubishi ASX.

She was pronounced dead at the scene on July 11 last year, the DailyPost report.

Fflur Green died last summer after the smash in Gellilydan (DAILY POST)

Police closed the road for more than eight hours to carry out a detailed examination of the scene.

Davies appeared before magistrates at Caernarfon to enter his plea.

Prosecutor Sarah Marsh told the court the crown believed magistrates' sentencing powers were insufficient to deal with Davies' case.

She said Davies was not wearing a seatbelt and suggested he showed a disregard to road safety.

He also had a previous conviction for driving with excess alcohol in 2016 and had been banned from the road for 14 months.

Police experts calculated the maximum speed to safely manoeuvre around the bend was 46mph, and Davies' speed was about 40mph.

"He is local and admitted in interview he was aware of two previous accidents on that particular bend," said Ms Marsh.

He pleased guilty to driving without due care and attention (DAILY POST)

"There were signs and street furniture which suggested the bend be taken with care and he should have heeded those signs."

In a police interview, Davies claimed it was the road surface and not his manner of driving which had caused the collision.

Defence solicitor Liz Jones accepted there were aggravating features but pointed to Davies' guilty plea and suggested the magistrates may be able to deal with the matter.

She added the vehicle was mechanically sound and described the matter as a "very sad case" for all concerned.

Members of Ms Green's family were in court to hear him enter his plea.

Bench chairman Alwyn Lloyd Ellis said the aggravating features outweighed the mitigation by some distance and concluded the court's powers to be insufficient.

Davies will be sentenced at Caernarfon Crown Court on September 18. He was granted bail but made subject of an interim driving ban.

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