Driver jailed 3 years for fatal Gorefield crash killing young woman

Thomas Peggs, 32, was jailed for three years and four months after a crash in Gorefield, Cambridgeshire, killed 20-year-old Grace Robinson, a mother of one, and left 18-year-old Macie Hall with life-changing injuries. Peggs had been drinking at a local pub before driving his Jaguar XKR at speeds up to 80mph in a 30mph zone, losing control, hitting a tree, and causing the car to burst into flames. While Peggs escaped with serious injuries, Robinson later died in hospital after life support was withdrawn, and Hall now requires round-the-clock care due to cognitive impairments. Peggs pleaded guilty to causing death and serious injury by careless or inconsiderate driving but was found not guilty of causing death and serious injury by dangerous driving. The judge criticized Peggs for 'showing off to two young, pretty girls' and noted that no sentence could compensate for the loss and injuries caused. Authorities expressed hope that the sentencing would provide some closure to the victims' families.