A FRESHWATER man has escaped a prison sentence after causing a double road death in Chale.
John Hoath, 24, was given a three-year driving ban and a suspended prison sentence
after admitting two charges of causing death by careless driving.
On the Military Road, near Chale, back in January of this year, 24-year-old John Hoath
from Camp Road in Freshwater was the driver of a VW Polo when it crashed into a motorbike.
Emily Buley, his 23-year-old passenger, and Andrew Newnham, 22, the motorbike rider both died as a result of the crash.
Yesterday (Thursday September 23) John Hoath was sentenced after pleaded guilty to two charges of
causing death by careless driving.
He was sentenced to four months in prison for each charge, to run concurrently, and suspended for two years.
He has also been disqualified from driving for three years and was ordered to carry out 200 hours of community service.
Hoath will also have to re-take his test after the ban and pay £100 in prosecution costs.
