Drug-driver who killed biker escapes prison because of baby

A single mother who killed a motorcyclist while under the influence of drugs has walked free from court because she has a five-month-old son.

Laura Ward, 30, from Fleet, Hampshire, was handed a 20-month jail sentence suspended for 18 months after admitting causing the death of 20-year-old Aiden Platt by careless driving while unfit through drugs.