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US Air Force officer sentenced for causing the deaths of a couple in a Suffolk road crash
Overview
US Air Force officer Jasmine Dessaure has been sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspended for two years, after pleading guilty to two counts of causing death by careless driving. Dessaure swerved her vehicle into the wrong lane on the B1106 near Brandon on 15 April 2023, resulting in a head-on collision that killed Dilipan and Dorota Sebastiampillai. In addition to the suspended sentence, she received an 18-month driving ban and was ordered to complete 180 hours of unpaid work.
Key points
- Jasmine Dessaure, a 37-year-old US Air Force officer, pleaded guilty to two counts of causing death by careless driving.
- The crash occurred on 15 April 2023 on the B1106 near Brandon when Dessaure swerved into the opposite lane after an overcorrection.
- The collision resulted in the deaths of Dilipan Sebastiampillai (43) and Dorota Sebastiampillai (41) from London, whose car caught fire following the impact.
- Judge Sean Enright sentenced Dessaure to 12 months in prison, suspended for two years, running concurrently on both counts.
- Dessaure was also banned from driving for 18 months and ordered to complete 180 hours of unpaid work.