A DRINK driver who filmed himself saying he was “smashed” minutes before a crash that killed 29-year-old Sarah Baker has had his prison sentence extended.

Anton Hull, of Galhampton, was jailed for six years at Taunton Crown Court in November last year after admitting causing death by dangerous driving in the August 2022 crash at Anchor Hill, near Wincanton, that killed Ms Baker.

The 21-year-old was arrested after the crash, which happened at just after 11pm, after witnesses reported he “stank of booze”.

He required medical treatment at Yeovil District Hospital, where a blood test was taken, with it being estimated he was around one-and-a-half to twice over the legal drink-drive limit at the time of the crash.

During the investigation, police found Hull had been drinking at a South Cadbury pub before the crash, consuming rum and lager, before being refused service for being drunk.

As well as being jailed, Hull was handed a nine-year driving ban, as well as being ordered to complete an extended re-test before being given his licence back.

However, after the sentencing, the case was referred to the Court of Appeal by the Attorney General’s Office, for being too lenient.

And on Wednesday, at the Court of Appeal in London, Lord Justice William Davis increased his sentence to nine years and three months behind bars.

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Sentencing Hull in Taunton last year, His Honour Judge Edward Burgess, said: “Your dangerous driving killed Sarah Baker, having made a selfish decision to drive despite warnings, knowing full well you were too drunk to do so.

“Your driving was significantly impaired, and you used your phone to record yourself driving in an intoxicated state.

“Words cannot do justice to the enormity and needless tragedy of this incident.

“You have no one to blame but yourself for your injuries.”

Sarah Baker was tragically killed in the crash, in August 2022. Picture: Avon & Somerset Police

And Sarah’s family paid tribute to a “caring, loyal and generous daughter, sister, cousin and niece”.

“The immeasurable pain we feel is so unnecessary when Sarah’s death was entirely preventable,” they added.

“The utterly selfish act of one individual has ended her life and ruined those lives around her.”