Woman, 21, confirmed as first victim of car crash that left three dead
A woman, 21, who was killed alongside two others in a car crash after five people went missing following a night out has been named.
Eve Smith’s family has reportedly confirmed she is dead, after a VW Tiguan seemingly came off the A48 in Wales.
Two others also lost their lives in the tragedy, while two more were taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Tributes have been paid to Eve, who friends have described as ‘bubbly and beautiful’.
Her sister Xana was killed in a car crash in January 2015 caused by a male driver who was drunk and had taken cocaine and cannabis, MailOnline claims.
Eve and her family are said to have previously appeared in a Sky documentary calling for tougher sentences for dangerous drivers.
She went missing alongside close friends Sophie Russon, 20 and Darcy Ross, 21 on Friday night.
They had been clubbing with Rafel Jeanne, 24, and Shane Loughlin, 32, both from Cardiff.
It’s unclear exactly when the car crash happened, but the group was missing for two days before they were discovered in the early hours of Monday morning.
Their terrified families were frantically searching for them and said they ‘feared the worst’.
None of the group had contacted loved ones or been active on social media since the night out.
Sophie’s mum Anna Certowicz, 42, previously claimed police ‘just didn’t seem to think it was worth investigating’.
She believes officers ‘assumed that Sophie was hungover somewhere’ and told her to ‘stop ringing’ for updates.
‘They didn’t seem to care. I had to drive to Cardiff to knock on doors myself because they were doing s*d all’, she told the Daily Mail.
‘I think they assumed that Sophie was hungover somewhere, but she’s a sensible girl who works in a bank and hasn’t taken a day off for three years.’
Specialist officers are supporting the families of those involved and inquiries are ongoing.
The case has been referred to the IOPC in line with normal procedures.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Gwetn Police.
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