Under the proposed government early release scheme, the driver may only serve four of his eight year sentence2 weeks agoA convicted drunk driver who killed a Lancaster student could be released early. Malcolm Waite was charged with causing death by dangerous driving after hitting and killing Fenella Hawes, a 20-year-old Lancaster University student, in 2022. Under the proposed government early release scheme, Waite could be eligible for parole, allowing him to be released alongside 5,000 offenders on 2nd September. The family argues that all inmates who caused a death due to their offence should be exempt from the scheme, claiming early release would offer “no deterrent.” On 31st July 2022, 20-year-old Lancaster University student, Fenella Hawes, was walking from Stalham in Norfolk with a bunch of sunflowers for her mother when she was hit by a drunk driver.