Young mum killed in horror crash after partner fell asleep at the wheel

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A young mum was killed in a horror crash after her partner fell asleep at the wheel.Rebecca Tasker, 32, was in the back seat of her car driven by Edward Carty, 30, on the A90 near Errol, Perth and Kinross, on August 12 2022.Disqualified driver Carty veered off road, rotated the vehicle down an embankment before striking two trees.

Members of the public were able to pull Rebecca's two children from the vehicle who were unharmed.Carty's friend also escaped without injury but Rebecca unfortunately was pronounced dead at the scene.She suffered two spinal injuries, a severe neck injury and blunt force trauma to several ribs.Carty - who had been driving for 14 hours without rest - later posted on social media app TikTok that he had fallen asleep.Carty pled guilty today at the High Court in Glasgow to causing Rebecca's death by dangerous driving.The court heard that Carty, his friend Lucas Hollings, 19, Rebecca and her kids aged 10 and seven had travelled from Arbroath to Lochinver, Highlands, before making the return journey.Prosecutor Ruaridh Ferugson said: "During the journey, Carty did not rest and had drove for around 14 hours."At the scene of the incident, Carty drove at 80 miles per hour in a 70 zone.The Nissan vehicle was seen to move towards the edge of the road and Carty attempted to correct its course.The car then crossed over into another lane and Carty again tied to steady the vehicle.Mr Ferguson said: "The vehicle started to veer in an anti-clockwise direction before crossing the grass verge and a path."The vehicle then went on to travel 90 degrees and went backwards.Mr Ferguson: "At this point, the car collided with a tree causing damage to the door and the tree."The contact with the tree stopped the vehicle