A man twice over the limit and already banned for drink-driving caused the death of a former footballer after ploughing a van through a wall in Sonning Common.
Alexander Clarke, 38, had drunk 10 pints of cider before he got in the van owned by former footballer Billy Seymour on the night of Thursday, January 3, this year.
The two had met in the Black Horse pub in Emmer Green but had left after the landlady refused to serve them alcohol.
After stopping at an off-licence in Reading, Berkshire, where CCTV cameras caught them buying more alcohol, the two drove back to Sonning Common where the incident happened at around 10.30pm.
Clarke was travelling down Wood Lane when he hit a car parked in the road.
Judge Andrew Nicol said the incident was considered to be a "level one", the most serious.
He said: "You were twice the legal limit and when you were interviewed you answered only with 'no comment'.
"You were already banned for drink driving.
"All of your offending is linked to excess alcohol.
"The family has been deeply affected by his death.
"He was a charity ambassador, which was something he was very proud of.
"I have decided this is a level one offence, due to the significant amount of alcohol consumed.
"You also have five convictions for 18 offences, the origin of many was excessive alcohol.
"You were also driving while disqualified.
"You also had no insurance and refused to give a roadside breath test."
Clarke admitted causing death by dangerous driving and driving while disqualified at the hearing and was sentenced the same day.
He was jailed for seven and a half years, with Judge Nicol taking into consideration his refusal to give a breath test and driving without insurance in that sentence.
He was also given a four month sentence for driving while disqualified, to be served concurrently.
He was also given a five year driving ban, with a three year extension and will have to take an extended test once he is released.
Mr Seymour was a former footballer who played for Millwall and Coventry.
He was an ambassador for the Offside Trust, a campaigning charity set up by former footballers who had been victims of sexual abuse as children.