Drug driver, 24, was waiting to have his licence revoked when he killed father-of-three in head-on crash while high on cannabis
By DAVID OLASEINDE
Published: 06:35 EDT, 18 June 2026 | Updated: 08:11 EDT, 18 June 2026
A drug-driver was stopped by police and waiting to have his licence revoked just weeks before he killed a father in a head-on crash while high on cannabis.
Pete D'Arcy, 57, died when his Volkswagen T-Roc was struck by an Audi A4 driven by Robbie Kenneth Diffey, 24, on December 13, 2025.
Diffey, who was speeding at 92mph and under the influence of drugs and alcohol, crossed onto the wrong side of the road moments before the collision.
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An inquest heard that the 24-year-old, who also died in the crash, had been stopped by police two months earlier for driving under the influence of cannabis.
As a result, Dorset Police recommended that his licence be revoked. However, it was not processed until days after the tragedy.
A coroner later ruled that Mr D'Arcy had been unlawfully killed.
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