Thames Valley Police have said the actions of a dangerous driver in Oxfordshire have shown the "devastation" it can cause.
Courtney Goodwin-Diliberto, of Aldiss Drive, Kingston Bagpuize, was sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison following a six day trial at Oxford Crown Court, concluding on Tuesday (May 20).
A jury unanimously found her guilty of causing death by dangerous driving at the same court on March 10 this year.
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Goodwin-Diliberto, who had passed her driving test four months previously, was driving dangerously on the A415 Faringdon Road approaching Kingston Bagpuize on April 28. 2022.
She was travelling in convoy with her then-boyfriend, Ben Ireson, who was riding a motorbike and overtook her car.
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The motorcyclist was approaching a bend in the road at the time and faced a head-on collision with a Royal Mail lorry that was travelling in the opposite direction.
Mr Ireson, 26, died at the scene, despite Goodwin-Diliberto's attempts to revive him.
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Thames Valley Police's lead investigating officer Philip Hanham, of the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “I would firstly like to express my condolences to the family of the man who sadly lost his life in this tragic collision.
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“Courtney Goodwin-Diliberto had only held her driving licence for four months before the collision.
"Her actions fell far below those of a competent, careful driver and show the devastation caused when driving dangerously.”
“Dangerous driving can have severe consequences and I hope this court result shows how seriously we at Thames Valley Police take such crimes.”
