Driver jailed after family deaths
A 24-year-old man from Powys has been jailed for four years after being found guilty of causing death by careless driving. Gordon Dyche clipped a car when trying to overtake, causing the deaths of four people in mid-Wales in April last year.
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'Whatever the outcome from today, it would not have changed anything'
Denise Griffith has made a statement following the sentencing of Gordon Dyche.
24-year-old Dyche was jailed after his careless driving caused a crash that killed four members of Mrs Griffith's family.
Through a family liaison officer, Mrs Griffith thanked those who have assisted her during 'the worst time of her life'.
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A 24-year-old man has been jailed for four years after his careless driving killed four members of the same family.
Gordon Dyche, of Llanbrynmair in Powys, was driving near the Llyn Clywedog reservoir last year when his car clipped the family's people-carrier.
The vehicle, driven by Denise Griffith, plunged into the water. She survived but her mother, husband and two foster sons died.
Dyche, who denied the charge, will be banned from driving for a further four years on his release from prison.
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A man accused of causing the deaths of three generations of one family by dangerous driving said: "I was being stupid; I was late for work" as he looked for survivors of the crash.
Witness James Denham was giving evidence at the trial of mechanic Gordon Dyche of Ffordd y Coedwyr, Llanbrynmair.
Mr Dyche denies four charges of causing death by dangerous driving and four charges of causing death by careless driving.
The prosecution alleges it was his impatient driving which caused the deaths of Emyr Griffith, Phyllis Hooper and foster children Peter Briscombe and Liam Govier in April last year.
James Denham was a passenger in the car which Gordon Dyche had overtaken. He described how the car in which the family was travelling had indicated to turn right into a lay-by at the side of the reservoir. Mr Dyche's car hit it as he tried to overtake both cars.
The family's car had rolled over, hit a fence and disappeared into Llyn Clywedog after being hit by Gordon Dyche's vehicle.
Only Denise Griffiths, who was driving the family's Peugot car, and the family's pet dog survived. The trial continues.
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