Family of mum killed by dangerous driver say lives have been ‘changed forever, shattered, mutilated’
The family of Emma Louise Morris have been left in “unimaginable devastation” after the horrific crash that robbed them of the cherished mother-of-two. Jaqueline Mwila, 51, from Mount Pleasant, Swansea, was jailed for more than seven years today (October 4) at Llandudno Court after pleading guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
It was Mwila’s attempt to overtake on the Y Felinheli bypass last April that resulted in the tragic death of Pwllheli mother Emma, with serious injuries also inflicted upon her son Jack as well as fellow motorist Malcolm Williams. Emma, only 28 years old and from Ala Road, was declared dead at the scene.
Her family issued a statement following Mwila’s conviction: “It has been a long, torturous and painful journey to finally get to this point today. There is no real justice for Emma. Jaqueline Mwila caused her death by dangerous driving, and although she pleaded guilty to all the charges against her, the sentence she was given does not go nearly far enough for us as a family.
Emma was just 28 when she was killed in a crash. Emma with her sons Jack and Tommy. “Our lives have been changed forever, shattered, mutilated by the recklessness and carelessness of this woman who chose to drive so dangerously as to kill our daughter without any regard for other road users that day. We will try to move forward without our beautiful Emma. A future her two children have to face without their loving mother. Our pain is constant, our hearts remain broken.”
Investigating officer, PC Gareth Rogers of the North Wales Police serious collisions investigation unit, said: “While Mwila is now behind bars for this offence, nothing is going to bring Emma back, and our thoughts and sympathies remain with her family and friends, who have suffered unimaginable devastation.
“There is no sentence that can ever replace the hole that has been left in their lives, but we hope the passing of this sentence will act as a reminder to all drivers that momentary decisions to lose concentration can have devastating consequences.”
On top of her custodial sentence, Mwila will be disqualified from driving for nine years and 46 weeks and must then take an extended driving test.