She then went to Leeds University to study English but dropped out after a year. That is when the collision took place.Jailing McErlean, Judge Poulet told him: 'In my judgment two features particularly aggravate the careless driving - your failure to have repairs to your vehicle, and the fact that the bike would have been visible had the mirror been fitted and indeed should have been visible through the window had you checked over your shoulder.The comments below have not been moderated.She said her husband was a responsible driver and had always commented to her that a car is 'a two-tonne weapon'.Mr Bassett's wife, Katie, wept as she recalled how her screams 'terrified' the baby after she was told of the collision.McErlean, of Salisbury Road, Dartford, Kent, admitted causing death by careless driving by being over the prescribed limit and was jailed for 40 months.He told the court he acknowledged that 'in the blink of an eye he has caused a loss that he cannot put right.
'Those left me in no doubt that Mr Bassett was an exceptional, intelligent and delightful son, husband and father to his one-year-old son.Defending, Simon Pentol, QC, conveyed McErlean's 'deep-felt personal regret', adding that he 'will be forever remorseful'.Katie added that Harvey will never know his 'extraordinary father' and she has had to teach him 'about death and grief before he has even been able to learn to talk. As his wife told the court, he was a man of rectitude, honour and dignity and was also a man of good-humoured affability. It was aggravated by your failure to check on and repair the condition of your vehicle as well as your ongoing cannabis habit. ''This morning I heard the most considered but heart-rending victim impact statements from Bassett family members.Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual.Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? 845898)Your complete guide to Call the Midwife cast and latest newsShe plays Nurse Phyllis Crane in Call The Midwife. The court heard a series of moving victim impact statements from Mr Bassett's widow Katie, mother Eileen and aunt Linda Bassett, star of BBC One drama 'Call the Midwife'. He was loved by everyone who knew him, and we will miss him for the rest of our lives. She then joined a local community drama group who put on plays for schools.Yours chats to Downton Abbey's Phyllis Logan: ‘I’ve seen how laughter can heal’H Bauer Publishing are authorised and regulated for credit broking by the FCA (Ref No. Her roles include the award-winning part of Ella Khan in the 1999 British comedy film East is East. 'The pinnacle of his contentment was becoming a doting father to son Harvey,' said his mother.He had smoked two joints the night before and had no near-side wing mirror because his ex-partner knocked it off, the Old Bailey heard.He had also failed to repair the faulty coolant system which had previously caused the engine to emit smoke.Emergency services were called to the smash on Sidcup Road, Eltham, southeast London, on October 9 last year and managed to restart Mr Bassett's heart. 'You had two young children in the car and yet, having this new responsibility you were still habitually smoking cannabis.Prosecutor Kerry Broome said: 'It was the Mercedes hitting the rear wheel of the motorbike that thrust Mr Bassett forward.McErlean, pictured outside the Old Bailey, was found to have almost double the legal limit of THC in his system after the crash'This was not just momentary inattention. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook.McErlean was later found to have 3.5 micrograms of THC (the active chemical in cannabis) per litre of blood in his system - almost double the legal limit of the active ingredient of cannabis. Division of Child and Family Services UT. She was brought up in Pimlico, South London, by … 'Actress Ms Bassett said her nephew and his wife 'were full of plans for the future', 'full of anticipation for their first Christmas in their new house'.Luke McErlean (pictured outside the Old Bailey) has been sentenced to three years and four months in jail for death by careless drivingThree days before the crash, Mr Bassett had been enjoying his son Harvey's first birthday party.She said her husband was 'the most affable and charming person I will ever meet, and described the pain of taking their son to hospital for 10 days only to be turned out after the maximum allowed two hours. She was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for the 1999 film East Is East and for the Evening Standard Award for Best Actress for … 'McErlean accepted responsibility for the collision at 8.30am in Eltham from the moment it happened, standing 'distressed' at the side of the road with his young sons.Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media GroupMcErlean described it 'as an honest mistake', claiming that smoke had been coming from the engine and he 'just wanted to stop'.