Peter Crowther (pictured), 45, was jailed for five years in 2005
A serial drink-driver who killed his teenage friend after his car drifted into the path of an oncoming lorry was hired as a National Express coach driver.
Peter Crowther, 45, was jailed for five years in 2005 after he ignored a give-way sign and drove his Mitsubishi Galant straight into a truck, resulting in the death of 19-year-old Emma Ord.
Crowther, who was almost twice the alcohol limit when he crashed in Spratton, Northamptonshire, admitted to causing death by careless driving at his trial.
And the reckless motorist was caught drunk at the wheel just months after the collision.
He was banned from driving for eight years, but none of this had to be revealed to his employers when he was hired in 2015 by National Express sub-contractor Chalfont Coaches, reported the Sun.
This is because a conviction will not show on a driving record after 11 years under British law.
The company soon put Crowther in an office role once his past was discovered, but they did confirm that he had been driving for them for at least 12 months previously.
He was banned from driving for eight years, but none of this had to be revealed to his employers when he was hired in 2015 by National Express (pictured) sub-contractor Chalfont Coaches
Director Vera Stevens said: ‘He is not working as a driver anymore.’
Kirsty Constable, 32, sister to Emma, said: ‘He was caught four months after he killed Emma drunk in a car. He did not care at all. It is disgusting he has been driving for the coach company.’
Speaking at the time Emma’s father, Jeff Ord, said: ‘I am grateful he got five years, but 10 to 15 years would have given us some sort of solace.
‘We as a family have to live with this. The pain doesn’t get better . . . it gets worse.
‘She was such a live wire and everybody knew when Emma came into a room. Her death has left a massive hole in this house.’
Crowther, of Grendon, said he was ‘very sorry’ about Emma’s death and insisted: ‘I have been honest and open about it.’