'We have got a life sentence, he has got three years' - Neil Hope.
The father of a 19-year-old Shropshire woman killed by a dangerous driver has told how the punishment is nothing compared to his family's "life sentence".Wing Commander Neil Hope and Helen Hope have spoken of their pain at the loss of their daughter, Charlotteafter admitting causing the death of Charlotte Hope, from Shawbury, by dangerous driving.
During a harrowing court hearing, both Wg Cdr Hope and his wife, Helen, read moving statements about their daughter, and the impact of the tragedy.He told how Charlotte, who was at university, had worked"so hard to progress through school", and had overcome"sometimes horrendous anxiety" to become"an amazing and beautiful young woman".She said:"I have no recollection of the collision, which I am both thankful for and agonise over.
"She was my future, everything I did and aspired to was with her in mind. I have always tried to stay fit and healthy so that I would be around as long as possible to support her, now I feel as if there is no future worth having without her in it."She said:"I constantly think it should have been me instead of her and torture myself with questions like, why didn’t I drive?
"She was so happy. She had her hair cut that morning, ready for the start of her university placement in a primary school from the next Monday, and was looking forward to going out that night with her friends."When we got back her mum called for me to pick her up in Shrewsbury. Charlotte said she would go. I said 'No, as you are going out'. She said she had time and loved driving. As she left, as always, I said drive carefully.
"I am thankful she did not suffer but I am distraught that she could not live her life, a life she deserved.
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