Mother Convicted Manslaughter After Baby Thrown From Crashed Car

Morgan Kiely, then 19, was found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence after her six-month-old son, Harry, was thrown from a car during a crash in Clacton, Essex, due to not being properly strapped into his car seat. Kiely and her friend Stevie Steel had spent the day drinking at the beach, and despite an offer for a sober driver, chose to travel in Steel's car, which rolled over after hitting a parked vehicle. Harry suffered unsurvivable injuries including a skull fracture and died later that night. Kiely received a two-year suspended prison sentence, while Steel, who admitted to causing death by dangerous driving while over the legal alcohol limit, awaits sentencing. The court emphasized that Kiely should have taken the offer of a sober driver and that the tragedy was preventable, citing the failure to secure the child properly in the car seat as a significant factor. The case highlights the consequences of negligence and impaired driving involving child passengers.