THE family of a crash victim are demanding that questions are answered over their son's death in a car accident.

And they say they are "disgusted" with a 30 month sentence imposed on a drink driver who admitted causing his death.

Nathan Brown, 22, pictured, was killed instantly by a skull fracture when a Renault driven by Carole Watkins, in which he was a passenger, overturned near Monmouth.

The young father had been returning to Skenfrith from his sister's wedding in Kilbeck, Herefordshire, on September 21 last year.

Carole Watkins, aged 44, formerly of Herefordshire, but now of of Hurst Park, Redcar, Yorkshire, had pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving and driving with excess alcohol.

At Cardiff crown court yesterday, she was jailed for 30 months and banned from driving for five years - the judge gave her the most lenient sentence he could because of her previous "exemplary" character.

He told her: "You are not a murderer, you are not a killer in any sense that this court normally has to deal with."

Judge Jonathan Durham Hall QC, added: "The courts must send out a message that even a woman in exemplary circumstances will go to prison for this kind l continued of offence."

But last night, Mr Brown's angry family issued a statement which said: "Nathan's parents Graham and Jackie Brown, and his family, are disgusted with the prison sentence. Also that her driving licence was only revoked for five years.

"The family urgently request an inquest to be held at the earliest possible convenience to fully explain outstanding, unanswered questions.

"We want to know about the events leading up to the accident such as what exactly happened in the car before the accident.

"We don't understand what happened and how it happened. We also want to know why Carole Watkins lost control of the car and how Nathan died."

Mr Brown left a wife, Melanie, and a three-year-old daughter, Leah.

Prosecutor Nicholas Gareth Jones told the crown court that Watkins' five-seater Renault was packed with nine people, all of whom were injured in some way.

The court heard that a blood test taken three hours after the crash showed that Watkins had 114 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood - the limit is 80 micrograms.

Mr Jones said: "Mrs Watkins was heard to say 'I've killed him. I've killed him. I'm drunk I shouldn't have been driving.'."

Defence counsel Mark Horton said Watkins, who he said had been driven from her Herefordshire home because of harassment, was "of exceptional character" with no previous convictions.

She had dedicated her life to others through work as a psychiatric nurse.