“They left the Polgooth Inn at 2:15pm and were driven to the Mevagissey Feast. They left the Dolphin Inn in Grampound at 12:53pm before meeting friends for lunch at the Polgooth Inn. “Earlier that day Mr Monks and Ms Pearce had visited a number of pubs and consumed alcohol.
Where Robert Monks lost control in the build up to the crash that killed Kelly Pearce
Members of the public and paramedics did what they could but Ms Pearce died at the scene. “The car left the road, crossed the verge, hit a traffic sign before colliding with cars on the forecourt. He said: “Ms Pearce was the front seat passenger in the car when it left the road at Andrew Toms garage on the A390 road to Truro. Opening the case, Mr Norsworthy said that Ms Pearce was due to turn 41 the day after she died. Monks, who lives in Hewas Water, appeared at Truro Crown Court on January 15 when he was due to stand trial for causing death by dangerous driving whilst over the drink drive limit.Īfter some negotiation the prosecution and the defence agreed to accept the lesser charge of causing death by careless driving whilst over the drink drive limit, prosecution barrister Piers Norsworthy noting that both convictions would have attracted a similar sentence anyway.
Robert Monks, 39, and Kelly Pearce had been drinking at various pubs and at the Mevagissey Feast throughout the day on June 25, 2017, before being involved in the crash that killed Ms Pearce and damaged a total of 22 cars parked on the forecourt at Andrew Toms Car Sales, between St Austell and Truro. The scene of the crash at Hewas Water which killed Kelly PearceĪ drink driver caused the death of his partner of 10 years after he lost control of his car and careered across a garage forecourt causing “a scene of devastation”.
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