A drunken Tom Ferguson was ordered to leave a Premier Inn shortly he mowed down and killed Robert Palmer
Standing in a hotel lobby, Tom Ferguson takes a swig from a half empty bottle of a rum. He is intoxicated and unsteady on his feet and clings to a desk to keep his balance.
Ferguson, 29, was jailed for 12 years at Minshull Street Crown Court on Friday . Following the hearing, police have released footage that shows the drunken state that Ferguson was in prior to the crash. Ferguson was seen mounting the pavement before hitting Mr Palmer, who was thrown over 20 metres down the pavement.
At the scene, forensic officers found three empty bottles of Captain Morgan’s rum in the passenger side of the car. When they entered his room to inform him, they found nine empty bottles of rum. “He was in a dark place - a self destructive spiral of drinking,” Mr Blackshaw said. “He has written a letter to the court expressing his genuine remorse.”
Ferguson, of no fixed address, was jailed for 12 years, of which he will serve two thirds in prison, before being considered for release by the Parole Board. He will then be subject to an extended licence period of three years. Ferguson was also banned from the roads for five years.
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