A CANVEY Island man has been jailed for more than six years for causing the death of an 18-year-old woman.
Joshua Claydon, 20, of Orrmo Road in Canvey, was driving on the A13 Pitsea flyover on 1 July 2023 when he crashed the vehicle, killing one passenger Ellie Jo Evers, leaving another passenger with life-changing injuries and two more with serious injuries.
Witnesses driving close to the scene reported Claydon speeding and driving erratically weaving between vehicles.
On 10 September 2025 Claydon appeared at Basildon Crown Court and pleaded guilty to one count of causing death by dangerous driving and three counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
At the same court on 6 October, he was sentenced to six years and three months in prison, and was disqualified from driving for five years.
