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A drunk driver has been jailed for 11 years for a deadly head-on crash after he was chased by police via a farmer’s maize subject.

Desperate to evade police seize, helicopter footage exhibits Marcin Jablonski driving via 6ft of maize in Norfolk in a stolen Land Rover Defender, leaving a path as he went.

Eventually, the 44-year-old re-emerged onto the A143 at Earsham, Norfolk, however misplaced management of the automotive and crashed right into a Nissan Juke being pushed by 28-year-old Aisatou Mballow-Baldeh. She died on the scene.

Analysis of Jablonski’s urine confirmed he was not less than twice the authorized drink-drive restrict through the tragic incident on August 13 final 12 months.

Jablonski, of Mutfordwood Lane, Carlton Colville, Suffolk, was jailed at Norwich Crown Court for 11 years after pleading responsible to inflicting loss of life by harmful driving, inflicting loss of life whereas driving with no insurance coverage, inflicting loss of life whereas driving disqualified, aggravated vehicle-taking, and prison harm.

During an investigation, detectives found the keys to the Land Rover Defender have been stolen throughout a housebreaking at a flooring enterprise in Newmarket, Suffolk, within the early hours of Friday, August 11, 2023. Jewellery, purses, alcohol, and a pc terminal have been additionally taken.

Jablonski additionally obtained a 12-month custodial sentence for a earlier unconnected offence for which he initially obtained a suspended sentence – that means he’ll spend 12 years inside in complete.

Thomaz Urbaniak, 26, of All Saints Road, Newmarket, who was with Jablonski within the automotive, pleaded responsible to aggravated vehicle-taking and housebreaking at a listening to in January this 12 months. He was jailed for 2 years and disqualified from driving for 2 years.

Forensic evaluation of the housebreaking scene confirmed Urbaniak’s DNA on a kitchen window, the purpose of entry for the housebreaking.

Det Insp David McCormack, of Norfolk Constabulary, who led the investigation, stated: “It’s impossible to put into words the truly awful impact of this tragedy, and our thoughts remain with Mrs Mballow-Baldeh’s husband, family, and friends.

“Jablonski and Urbaniak’s decision to drive on that day, drive a stolen vehicle and drive so recklessly without a second thought for anyone else who happened to be on that road at the same time, just going about their day-to-day business, is heartbreaking.

“They had every opportunity to stop and they chose not to, and that decision had devastating consequences and caused terrible suffering that was wholly avoidable.”

The incident was referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct, which is conducting an investigation.