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Vicar Wrecks Bishop's Car After Binge
24 Nov
Summary
- A vicar was arrested for drunk driving the bishop's car.
- The vicar crashed the bishop's vehicle into an actress's boyfriend's car.
- The vicar faces disciplinary action, potentially losing holy orders.
Father Sion Hughes Carew, 40, is under formal disciplinary proceedings by the Church of England, risking his holy orders after a drunken escapade involving the Bishop of Lincoln's official car. The vicar was apprehended by police after crashing the £50,000 Kia Sportage into a parked Skoda Octavia, belonging to Brian Meagher, the partner of Archers actress Heather Bell.
The incident unfolded recently after Father Hughes Carew and Bishop Stephen Conway reportedly shared drinks. Later that evening, the vicar, apparently barefoot and intoxicated, took the bishop's car without permission, driving it approximately half a mile before colliding with the Skoda twice and subsequently hitting a garden wall. Witnesses reported hearing the commotion and seeing the bishop's car lodged in the debris.
Father Hughes Carew pleaded guilty to driving with an alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit. He was banned from driving for two years, fined £873, and ordered to pay further costs and surcharges. The Diocese of Lincoln confirmed the disciplinary process is underway, emphasizing the bishop had no prior knowledge of the car being taken.
