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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National

'I need a drink': alcoholic driver after crash that killed 9yo boy

A speeding drink driver who caused a boy's death has been jailed more than five years. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Chronic alcoholic Kristie Merrett - more than four times over the limit and speeding when she fatally injured a nine-year-old boy - has been jailed for more than five years.

Gosford District Court Judge Justin Smith said Merrett, 52, had a blood alcohol level above 0.20 and was driving nearly 30km/h over the speed limit when she crashed into a car being driven by a woman with her son in the back.

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