Overview
- Sean Hogan was sentenced on July 20 to a total of 17 years and four months in custody, made up of a 12‑year term, a four‑year extended licence period and activation of a 16‑month suspended sentence.
- The crash happened on January 28 when the black Peugeot left the A1 at Highfields Roundabout near Berwick‑upon‑Tweed and plunged down an embankment, killing 41‑year‑old Jade Duncan, who was a front‑seat passenger.
- Prosecutors told the court Hogan had been disqualified from driving days earlier, was more than twice the legal drink‑drive limit, and the car had failed its MOT six days before the collision with defects left unrepaired.
- Minutes before the crash Ms Duncan sent messages and made a video call saying the car was doing 100mph and asking a friend to 'look after my bairns', and her family gave victim impact statements calling the death entirely preventable.
- Police noted Hogan drove away from an earlier collision in Scotland on the same evening, he later suffered a serious brain injury and a coma, and prosecutors and officers said the sentence underlines efforts to punish dangerous, uninsured and disqualified drivers.