Mr Lowe (48) and his son Charlie died on Rue de Fauvic in Grouville on 5 August 2023.
Speaking after the guilty verdict earlier this year, Inspector David Turnbull said that the case “serves as a reminder of the responsibilities we all carry on our roads and the grave consequences of failing to meet those responsibilities”.
Video: Inspector David Turnbull gave a statement following the verdict.
On the first day of Pounds’ trial in October, the court was shown footage of Charlie Lowe warning his father “imagine being hit by a drunk driver” just minutes before their deaths.
On the second day, the Royal Court heard from people who had seen Pounds before the incident. An eyewitness shared how he was “jovial”, “jokey” and “very drunk” on the dancefloor in a pub just before the collision, and was “sloshing” a pint of beer around.
On the third day, a forensic pathologist and the woman who found the father and son, Amanda Fairnie, gave evidence.
She sobbed as she recalled finding Charlie lying facedown, and trying to check if he was breathing – but he did not respond in any way. Ms Fairnie said she then noticed Mr Lowe’s body, lying in a similar position, a little further up the road. He was also unresponsive.
Meanwhile, the forensic pathologist explained how the injuries suffered by both were not survivable.
Pictured: Dean and Charlie Lowe died on Rue de Fauvic in Grouville on 5 August 2023.
The team defending Pounds did not call any witnesses to give evidence during the trial.
In his closing speech, Crown Advocate Matthew Maletroit, prosecuting, said: “There is a plethora of failings on the part of the driver that take this well beyond carelessness and well into dangerousness.”
The Lowe family had been attending a birthday party that evening and Advocate Maletroit said: “Little did they know that it was the last occasion they would ever spend together as a family.”
Pounds’ sentencing is due to take place this afternoon at 14:00.