Drink driver killed palace guard

A drunk driver who killed a guard outside Hampton Court Palace has been jailed for five-and-a-half years. Kenneth Beckett, 38, was speeding and almost twice the legal drink-drive limit when he careered over the pavement in Hampton Court Road and crashed into Jonathan Treleaven. Beckett tried to crawl out of the car and escape as Mr Treleaven, 50, lay dying in the road but was arrested at the scene. Mr Treleaven was described as the ‘ultimate officer and gentleman’ by…

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