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Oswestry man jailed for manslaughter over Chirk head-on crash

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Damien Roberts was charged with manslaughter and jailed for 11 years

A driver has been jailed for 11 years over the death of a motorist in a head-on crash in north Shropshire.

Damien Roberts, 27, was driving a Nissan Qashqai when he hit a Nissan Juke on a bridge over the River Ceiriog on the A5 near Chirk on 2 December.

Robert James Mills, 49, from Shrewsbury died at the scene.

Roberts, of College Road in Oswestry, was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced at Stafford Crown Court on Wednesday.

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