00:02A drink driver who killed his friend after hours of drinking has been jailed for nearly 12 years.
00:08Matthew Newton from Carlisle died when the car he was in hit a barrier on the A69 near Throckley
00:14in Newcastle. CCTV showed driver Ross Neville drinking pints and shots at a city centre bar
00:19just hours before the crash occurred. The 35-year-old from Cannonby in Dumfrieshire
00:25admitted causing death by dangerous driving and driving without insurance. He was sentenced
00:30at Newcastle Crown Court earlier this week. Police say the car reached 108 miles an hour.
00:37Neville was also banned from driving for seven years to begin after his release from prison.
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