LEWIS Faulkner has been jailed for causing the death of Hampshire mum-of-two Tereasa Cutler by dangerous driving.

Lewis Faulkner, 25, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving, death while uninsured and three charges of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

He was this afternoon sentenced to four years and four months in jail and banned from driving for four years and eight months.

This is the statement read to the court by Tereasa's daughter Alice, who was also injured in the accident. The family from Ringwood had been returning from Tereasa's sister's funeral when the crash happened.

"On 10th June 2015, my life changed forever. I lost my mum my best friend and became an orphan.

Not only did this event change my life, it irreparably changed the life of my brother Daniel, my cousin Joseph, my aunt and uncle, Julie and Steven, my entire family, mum's friends and everyone who knew mum.

I feel that a part of me owes it to her to speak today, to give her the voice which was taken from her last year.

We no longer wish to be the silent voice of a bereaved family. We are real people, this is our real life and this was our mum.

As a result of the accident, my personal injuries were as follows... a broken back, a fractured left wrist, a black eye, a deep cut to my upper right arm, disfiguring of the muscle in my upper right arm and cuts which have now become scarring on both my hips.

I am still struggling with the aftermath of these injuries; still living in pain from my broken back and taking strong painkillers to be able to carry out everyday activities.

Daniel suffered a perforated bowel and scarring as a result of emergency surgery which had to be undertaken to save his life.

He was admitted into intensive care and was in an induced coma for a few days to allow his injuries to heal.

He has been left with a sizeable scar on his abdomen which serves as a constant reminder of his injuries that day and all that he has lost.

He will never have a normal looking stomach as this scar will always be present. Joseph suffered a perforated liver, fractured sternum and bruising and lacerations which have led to scars on his hips which deeply affect his confidence going swimming or to the beach where he would have previously been happy to remove his shirt.

These were not minor injuries; these are life changing injuries which will affect us in different ways for the rest of our lives.

I have just started the next chapter of my life at Southampton University, but I will never be a normal university student.

I am receiving ongoing psychological treatment for the mental impacts of this horrific accident, meaning that I often have to come home.

The same is true of my regular hospital check-ups and treatment for my fractured back which still often requires me to come home; an appointment for which I have later on this week.

I am also still engaged with two solicitors, one to organise probate for mum's estate, and the other for civil proceedings in regards to this accident.

These solicitors often need meetings which require me to come home often in order to attend these.

My emotional ties to my brother, as the only two remaining members of our close family, are impossible to describe, there I often miss him greatly and need to come home to see him.

Despite trying to enjoy my time at University, I simply cannot. I am not like the other students; I have substantially more responsibilities and financial ties without the support of my mum.

I have to work part time where others may not do so, in order to help financially.

I must admit I do feel rather different and isolated whilst away at University surrounded by normal people speaking of how they miss their mums...they do not know how much I miss my mum.

Once these events are over, and the sentence whatever that may be has been carried out, everyone else can go back to their lives, go back to their families, their homes and carry on with life as normal...I can never do that.

On the 10th June, I left my family for what would be the last time, not knowing that I would never return home to my family.

However I must admit that despite these tragic events, life does go on; no matter how large the magnitude of the changes.

We would not have been able to carry on with life had it not been for Julie and Steven who have welcomed us into their home, and Julie who has taken on the role as executor of Mum's rather complicated estate, which is still in progress.

Without the support of our friends and families and the wider community we would have had the support needed to rebuild our lives.

It is true to say that the emotional impact of this accident has changed me. I no longer feel safe in a car. I no longer feel safe and reassured because it has demonstrated to me that things like this really do happen to ordinary families.

People take risks that they shouldn't whilst driving; things that ultimately make our roads unsafe. I feel vulnerable on a daily basis because I do not have my mum there to comfort and guide me. Instead all I have is a grave which provides little comfort.

An accident like this changes you; you see the world differently.

The reality of the impact of this accident, is that today, I should not be here. I should be at home with my mum and my brother, enjoying our life together, which my mum had worked so hard to provide for us.

Instead I am stood here today mourning the needless loss of my mum's life which was so unnecessary...I will grow up without my mum...my children will not know their grandmother, and there will be an empty seat at our weddings where our mum should have been, had it not been for the 10th June last year."