'Brave and clever' girl, 6, killed by cocaine-fuelled drunk driver on his phone

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jailed after mowing down and killing a six-year-old girl at 48mph on a 30pmh road.Little Sharlotte-Sky Naglis was walking home in Norton Green, Stoke-on-Trent from the shop with her dad, Kris, when motorist John Owen careered into her last year.Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard how Owen, 48, was not only under the influence of alcohol and cocaine, but was also on his phone at the time of the deadly crash, Stoke-on-TrentLive reports. READ MORE: 'Neighbour from hell' jailed for killing boy, 2, in blast while cutting pipes to sellAs he wasn't wearing a seatbelt, Owen was launched from his car and needed to be rushed hospital himself but his victim Sharlotte-Sky was not so lucky to be saved from the tragic incident.

Blood tests later revealed he was nearly twice the drink-drive limit and had cocaine in his system, reports StokeonTrentLive.Prosecutor Philip Vollans said: "The defendant was under the influence of alcohol and cocaine and was travelling over the speed limit in a 30mph zone and there is evidence indicating he was using a mobile phone at the time, or just before."He was under the influence of drink and drugs."Owen, of The Square in Oakamoor, Staffordshire, had been drinking throughout the day.Mr Vollans said: "He drove his Skoda at speed and approached the bend at a dangerous speed.

The impact speed was 48mph."As a consequence of the levels of intoxication through drink and drugs it had a substantial effect on his ability to control the vehicle."Owen was interviewed on November 8 and gave a prepared statement in which apologised for Sharlotte's death, but said he had no recollection of the crash because of his brain injury.Sharlotte's devastated mum, Claire Reynolds, read a victim impact statement to the court, in.