Lincolnshire schoolgirl Kayleigh Lawrie predicted her death on Facebook minutes before being killed by drink-driver

Teenager Kayleigh Lawrie predicted her own death on Facebook just minutes before she lost her life at the hands of a drink driver near her home in Willoughby, near Alford, a court heard.

Moments after Kayleigh posted on the social network, driver Steven Hayter lost control of his Renault Clio on a country road when he attempted to retrieve a cigarette he dropped in the foot well.

The 14-year-old had pleaded to be let out of the car being driven by her dad's best friend because she was so scared by his driving.

Kayleigh, who had posted on the social media website 'I think I'm going to die. xx. luv you all' was told not to be stupid by her dad.

The car skewed across the road into a ditch and then flew through the air before crashing down. Kayleigh, who was on the back seat, died instantly.

A 13 year old boy in the car suffered a fractured skull and facial injuries.

Lincoln Crown Court was told that Hayter had been on a seven hour drinking session the night before and then after a few hours sleep drank wine before setting out on his journey to visit a bank in the resort of Skegness.

Andrew Scott, prosecuting, said that on the night before Hayter drank four pints of lager in his village local before driving to Alford where he had another four pints and several double vodkas and coke.

Then, during the early hours he had a large glass of wine before downing a second large glass half an hour before setting off with Scott Lawrie, 37, and the two teenagers.

Hayter twice almost went off the road within minutes of setting off and then forced an oncoming pick-up onto the verge when he took a bend on the wrong side of the road.

Mr Scott said: "At Alford the car stopped.

"The teenagers remained inside.

"Kayleigh posted a message on her Facebook page saying 'I think I'm going to die. xx. luv you all'.

Soon afterwards Hayter called at a filling station and clipped the central pump island before reversing back and almost hitting another vehicle.

He tried to fill up with diesel instead of petrol.

Mr Scott said: "While the defendant paid for his petrol the boy and Kayleigh told Scott Lawrie they wanted to get out of the car because they were so frightened.

"Scott Lawrie told them not to be so stupid.

"The defendant returned to his car.

"When he drove away from the petrol station he accelerated away at a speed so great that his wheels span."

"He started driving like a Formula One driver cutting up all the corners.

"The 13 year old boy's attention was focused on the speedometer which he read as 65 mph.

"As the vehicle reached the ditch there were screams and then the impact."

Hayter himself suffered injuries and was taken to hospital.

Tests taken more than four hours after the collision showed he was almost twice over the limit with a reading of 147 mgs of alcohol per 100 mls of blood.

Hayter ,42, formerly of Seymour Terrace, Willoughby but now living in Farebrother Street, Grimsby, admitted causing death by careless driving while over the limit on August 4 last year.

He was jailed for six years and disqualified from driving for two years for causing death by careless driving while he was under the influence of alcohol.

Recorder Timothy Spencer QC told him: "Kayleigh lost her life because of your appalling driving.

"This was a wholly avoidable and wholly unnecessary tragedy.

"The only explanation for what happened must be drink.

"Your alcohol level must have been extremely high indeed.

"I am not convinced about the necessity for the journey at all.

"Chillingly Kayleigh realised just how bad your driving was and before you left the petrol station had already sent a Facebook message which foretold of the tragedy to come."

David Eager, defending, said Hayter had been left full of remorse.

"He accepts he was solely responsible for Kayleigh's death.

"That will lie heavily on his conscience for the rest of his life."