Man jailed over girlfriends death after making up a fake hit and run to fool police Matthew DuPlessis was sentenced to 9 years and 3 months at Chester Crown Court after admitting causing the death of Charlotte Dodd 35 by careless driving while unfit through drugs and perverting the course of justice The couple had argued after a day in Blackpool on 23 September 2023 then drove around Congleton He told witnesses paramedics and even his own parents that a passing driver had hit her Police found his van still at the scene and the story collapsed Detective Chief Inspector Dave Hutcheon said he lied to everyone at the roadside Charlottes family said she will never be forgotten as he begins the sentence for her death and the cover up that followed