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Driver Sentenced for Fatal Crash Under Ketamine Influence

3/2/2026

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Cormac Sale admitted to taking ketamine shortly before the fatal crash that killed Spencer Rothwell-Poole.
On 14 December 2024, in Bolton, England, Sale's car collided with Rothwell-Poole's motorbike.
Police said Sale was nearly ten times over the ketamine limit and driving erratically.
On 26 February 2026, Sale was sentenced to 10 years and eight months for causing death by dangerous driving, with a driving ban of over 12 years.

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Cormac Sale admitted to taking ketamine shortly before the fatal crash that killed Spencer Rothwell-Poole.
On 14 December 2024, in Bolton, England, Sale's car collided with Rothwell-Poole's motorbike.
Police said Sale was nearly ten times over the ketamine limit and driving erratically.
On 26 February 2026, Sale was sentenced to 10 years and eight months for causing death by dangerous driving, with a driving ban of over 12 years.