Drugged Driver Gets Max Sentence for Fatal Crash
Update: 2025-12-17
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A drug-affected driver, Shakira May Adams, received the maximum sentence of fourteen years in jail for a high-speed, head-on collision that killed twenty-year-old Matthew McLuckie. Adams was driving a stolen vehicle at speeds up to 186 km/h on the wrong side of the road, causing the fatal crash. The court heard thirteen victim impact statements describing Matthew as a remarkable young man. Adams, who had methamphetamine, amphetamine, and cannabis in her system, pleaded guilty to culpable driving causing death and driving a stolen vehicle. Her severe traumatic brain injury sustained in the crash was a significant factor in the court proceedings.
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