Speeding teen driver who killed three pals in horror head-on crash as he drove them home from school is jailed
A SPEEDING teen driver has been jailed after he killed three of his friends in a "horror "catastrophic" smash as he drove them home from school.
Edward Spencer, 18, was in his Ford Fiesta near Shipston, Warwickshire, when he smashed head-on into a Fiat 500.
Passengers Harry Purcell, 17, Matilda "Tilly" Seccombe, 16, and Frank Wormald, 16, were all tragically killed.
Two children aged 10 and 12, who were travelling in the Fiat, suffered life-changing injuries in the horror last April.
Spencer has now been jailed for two years at Warwick Crown Court after he admitted causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving.
The teen, who had only passed his test six weeks before t he crash, also pleaded guilty to three counts of causing serious injury by careless or inconsiderate driving.
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Spencer, who was 17 at the time, was driving his pals away from Chipping Campden School when the crash took place.
Despite only just passing his test, he had a "history of bad driving" - including showing off.
Tilly had also previously sent a Snapchat message to Spencer complaining about his driving but told her she had "underestimated" him.
She and Harry died the day after the smash, while Frank passed away two days later.
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Two young children in the other car suffered life-changing injuries, while their stepmother was knocked unconscious and was also badly hurt.
In a victim impact statement, the stepmum slammed Spencer for showing no remorse and smirking in court.
She recalled his car "veering" towards her at high speed but there was nowhere she could go to escape the impact.
The stepmum added: "I knew he was going to hit our car and the only thing I had time to do was to tell my children to shut their eyes because I thought they were going to die."
Paying tribute previously, Harry's family said in a statement: "Our hearts are broken but our love for Harry will live forever.
"He was so kind in every way and carried with him a contagious smile that everyone around him loved so much.
"He will live on in everyone's hearts and memories forever and never be forgotten."
While Tilly's family said: "We are utterly devastated by the loss of our beautiful girl who made us so happy.
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"Our hearts go out to all who knew her and will share this terrible pain. Thank you Tilly.
"We are blessed to have had you in our lives."
