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Peter Goldblatt faces up to 25 years in prison, and had been drinking beer throughout the evening of the offence
A drunk driver was found guilty yesterday of driving his SUV into two Britons working at an American summer camp.
Dominic Hartley and Emily Lewis, both 21, were killed in New York state when they were run over on 24 June this year.
The two were standing by a road in Warrensburg when they were struck by a Ford Escape SUV driven by Peter Goldblatt, 40.
He now faces up to 25 years in state prison after being found guilty of a litany of charges relating to the two deaths, the most serious of which was aggravated vehicular homicide.
Warren county court heard Goldblatt had 110 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood when he was tested at around 1.50am on June 25. The legal limit in the US is 80 microgrammes.
Prosecutor Kate Hogan said: "The uncontroverted testimony at the trial established that this defendant was drinking beer throughout the evening of June 24.
"He drove drunk and ploughed into a group of kids who were innocently standing on the side of the road. The jury's verdict reflects the overwhelming evidence in this case.
"While the verdict is gratifying, it does little to assuage the grief of the Hartley and Lewis families."
Hartley, from Bredon near Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Lewis, from Aberdeen, was taken to Glens Falls hospital and then to Albany medical centre but died later.
Their colleague, Christopher Jones, 18, another Briton, was also hurt and needed hospital treatment.
They were all working at Camp Echo Lake at the time of the incident.
A forensic pathologist told the court the injuries sustained were consistent with a high speed above 50mph. The road was in a 40mph zone.
Goldblatt will be sentenced on 2 February.
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