Snapchat death crash mum's plea to stop drink-drivers – BBC News

Media caption, Gwent Police investigated the circumstances leading to the crash and Dafydd Hughes’ deathBy Jenny CastertonProducer, The Crash DetectivesA mother whose son was killed by an unlicensed driver filmed drinking cider at the wheel has urged people to report illegal drivers.Dafydd Hughes, 18, died after his drunk friend, who had also been taking drugs, crashed his Ford Focus head-on while speeding on the wrong side of the road.Dafydd’s mum said she could not forgive Ricky Davies, who was jailed for eight years.Davies, who admitted six charges including causing death by dangerous driving, had been on a weekend drug-taking and drinking session when he knocked on the door of Dafydd’s home in Caerphilly county.”Dafydd, like most young boys, thought he was invincible, and made the wrong choice getting in the car that morning,” said mum-of-six Emma, 35.”But it wasn’t Dafydd’s choice for Ricky to drink all day, to speed or be on the wrong side of the road. I’ll never forgive Ricky for driving that day and in the state he was in.”Emma said Davies had been out with Dafydd’s father the previous day, and Davies had actually called for him.But when his father refused, Dafydd – who lived with
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