A ‘bubbly’ nightclub worker died after crashing her car as she drove home from work, an inquest has heard.
Kelsey Stuttard, 31, from Cheadle, was driving at 68mph when her Audi A3 crashed into a bridge on Macclesfield Road, on the outskirts of Leek, Stroke-on-Trent.
She was tragically killed in the horror crash on Saturday, May 7 2022.
An inquest has heard Kelsey was more than twice the drink-drive limit, StokeOnTrent Live report.
North Staffordshire area coroner Emma Serrano ruled that a combination of the alcohol and a lack of sleep were the most likely cause of the crash.
The 31-year-old had just finished a shift at 3D nightclub in the town at the time of the horror crash, having worked there for around nine months.
A post-mortem found that she had died of multiple injuries.
Following her death, her family has since paid tribute to the young woman, revealing how she would donate her time to charities.
In a statement read to the inquest at Stoke Town Hall, dad Gary said: "During the Covid pandemic, she became a trainee accountant where she worked full time. She also took on a self-employed job selling shots to customers in 3D club, in Leek.
"On May 6, she started work at 9am. She finished at 5pm and returned home at 6.15pm. At 10pm she left home to go to Leek. Regularly, she would have a sleep before going out again but she did not this time.
"She would usually get home at around 3.30am. At 5am we were informed of her death. She was very familiar with her vehicle. There were no issues and she was a competent driver. She was very familiar with the road too."
During the inquest, the family added: "Kelsey liked to travel. She had helped underprivileged people in Tanzania. There was this one night where she called into Tesco on her way back and saw a homeless person.
"She went in and bought them a pillow and a duvet. That's the sort of person she was. She would care for everybody and she was working seven days a week to save up for her first house. She was loved by all her friends. She will be missed."
