Four years' jail for drink-drive death | Northland News | Local News in Northland

A recidivist drink driver was today jailed for four years for killing a Northland mother while driving with nearly double the legal alcohol limit.

Warren John Jenkins, 49, of Orewa, north of Auckland, admitted driving with excess breath alcohol causing death and four related charges when he appeared in Auckland District Court today.

The court was told it was his 18th drink driving conviction and 19th for driving while disqualified.

Judge Emma Aitken set a non-parole period of two years saying his was the worst offending of its kind and had the option been available to her she would have given him a harsher sentence.

See tomorrow's Advocate for the full story.