A Warminster woman has admitted killing a couple in a drug-drive crash.
Jessica Higgs pleaded guilty to two counts of causing death by careless driving while under the influence of drugs at Taunton Crown Court yesterday (Tuesday, 7 May).
The 20-year-old was driving a Mercedes Citan van when she ploughed into a Fiat 500 in Camel Hill, near Yeovil, on 15 May last year.
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Tony Mist, who was driving the Fiat, and his passenger Thelma Huse, both 69, died.
Following blood tests, Higgs was found to have benzoylecgonine – a derivative of cocaine – in her blood stream.
Her defence barrister accepted that a prison sentence was invertible and Judge Richard Shepherd adjourned the case for a pre-sentence report.
“You have pleaded guilty to very serious offences and the court is only able to deal with your case in one way and that’s prison,” he said.
“But I want to know about your background, I want to know about the impact of any sentence of imprisonment upon you and therefore I am going to order pre-sentence reports.”
Higgs, of Imber Road, Warminster, is due to be sentenced at the same court on 2 August. She was released on unconditional bail.