Tragedy as woman, 31, dies on way home from work as nightclub shot girl
04.03.2023 - 13:59
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A 'happy and bubbly' nightclub shot girl died after crashing her Audi A3 in the early hours of the morning on her way home from work.
Kelsey Stuttard, from Cheadle in Stockport, was over the drink-drive limit and reached speeds of 68mph when her car ploughed into a bridge on Macclesfield Road on the outskirts of Leek.
The 31-year-old had just finished a shift at 3D nightclub in the town having worked there for up to nine months. She was tragically pronounced dead at the scene on Saturday, May 7.
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An inquest heard that Kelsey was more than twice the drink-drive limit, Stoke-on-Trent Live reports. A coroner ruled that a mix of the alcohol and a lack of sleep were the most likely cause of the crash.
In a statement read to the inquest, dad Gary said: "During the Covid pandemic, she became a trainee accountant where she worked full time. She also took on a self-employed job selling shots to customers in 3D club, in Leek.
"On May 6, she started work at 9am. She finished at 5pm and returned home at 6.15pm. At 10pm she left home to go to Leek. Regularly, she would have a sleep before going out again but she did not this time.
"She would usually get home at around 3.30am. At 5am we were informed of her death. She was very familiar with her vehicle. There were no issues and she was a competent driver. She was very familiar with the road too."
The family added: "Kelsey liked to travel. She had helped underprivileged people in Tanzania. There was this one night where she called into Tesco on her way back and saw a homeless person.
"She went in and bought them a pillow and a duvet. That's the sort of person she was. She would care for everybody and she was