Driver sentence under review
The Herald|July 12, 2024
FAMILY WERE OUTRAGED BY LENIENT PUNISHMENT
PAUL GREAVES
Driver sentence under review

A DANGEROUS driver from Plymouth has had his sentence referred to the Attorney General's office for a potential increase.

Harry Lock, of Shortwood Crescent, Plymstock, was sentenced to three years and four months in prison after causing the death of a mother-of-three, when his car hit and fatally injured her.

Maria Perez-Gonzalez was crossing Western Way, Exeter, in August 2021, when she was hit by Lock. The Attorney General will now consider if Lock's sentence was too lenient.

At a hearing in Exeter last month, the 24-year-old admitted causing death by dangerous driving and was sentenced to three years and four months in prison, with a two-year disqualification.

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