Childhood sweethearts killed by coke and booze driver

A van driver who ploughed into a car killing an elderly couple after celebrating his birthday with 15 drinks and a gramme of cocaine has been jailed for nine years. Childhood sweethearts Bob and Shirley Wigzell, both 71, were returning from babysitting for their grandchildren in their Citroen C3, the Old Bailey heard. They were just a mile from their home when Ben Ord smashed into rear of their in a rented Ford Connect van as he tried to escape…