Man pleads guilty to causing death of woman, 18, in Banbury crash

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Esme Heaton-Biggs, 18, was killed in a crash on Bloxham Road, Banbury

A man has pleaded guilty to causing the death of an 18-year-old woman in a crash in Oxfordshire.

Brian McLaren admitted causing death by dangerous driving after Esme Heaton-Biggs was killed in a crash on Bloxham Road, Banbury, on the evening of Saturday 3 October 2026.

McLaren was driving a white Mercedes, which crashed into a Volkswagen Polo driven by Ms Heaton-Biggs.

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