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A father has said he feels "betrayed" after his wife, who was suffering with her mental health, was allowed to pick up their son from school just hours before she crashed at high speed on a blind bend, causing his death.
Barbara Roe, from Wiltshire, who had been diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder, overtook a van at more than 75mph on the A354 at East Woodyates in Dorset, colliding head-on with a lorry carrying livestock.
On Friday, Bournemouth Crown Court heard the 39-year-old, who had been exhibiting symptoms of mania, was "racing" the van to pass it, on 25 March, 2024.
The force of the collision detached her engine and threw her car into the air, killing her nine-year-old son, Zac.
