Walpole Highway man Thomas Pegg found not guilty of death by dangerous driving after crash which killed 20-year-old Wisbech St Mary woman Grace Robinson

The man behind the wheel in a crash that killed a 20-year-old woman has been found not guilty of causing death by dangerous driving.

Thomas Peggs, of Mill Road in Walpole Highway, appeared at Cambridge Crown Court on Monday, April 7, where he was also acquitted of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, after the crash more than two years ago.

Following a five-day trial, the jury found the 32-year-old not guilty of both offences. He previously admitted to causing death by careless driving and causing serious injury by careless driving.

He is set to return to the same court to be sentenced on Thursday, June 26.

In the fatal collision, which took place in Gorefield on February 3, 2023, passenger Grace Robinson, from Wisbech St Mary, died, and her friend, an 18-year-old woman from the Wisbech area, suffered serious injuries.

Emergency services were called to the scene just after 5pm to reports of a crash involving a Jaguar XKR with three occupants.

At the time, Grace’s family paid tribute to her and said: “Precious daughter, beautiful, young, loved by everyone.

“Lit up every room with her smile, her boundless energy and love of life will stay with us all forever, words fail us.”