He and wife Katie were “full of plans for the future' and “full of anticipation for their first Christmas in their new house”, she told the court.McErlean was found to have 3.5 micrograms of THC per litre of blood in his system – almost double the legal limit of the active ingredient of cannabis.He was yesterday jailed for three years and four months at London’s Old Bailey – despite insisting his actions were “an honest mistake”.Every new experience is both “wonderful and terrible because Dom isn't here to see it”, the TV star said.He will be “forever remorseful” after the crash, Simon Pentol QC, defending, told the court.McErlean had smoked cannabis the night before and was missing a near-side wing mirror on his black Mercedes after it was smashed off by his ex-partner prior to the tragic crash.Mr Bassett’s mum, Eileen, blasted the “wanton behaviour” of “reckless” McErlean which had “cruelly robbed” them of their beloved relative.Medics rushed to the scene and managed to “miraculously” get university lecturer Mr Bassett’s heart beating again.Mr Bassett was thrown into the air and hit a lamppost after McErlean was seen to “stop and swerve” aggressively in slow-moving traffic, the court heard.His family made the devastating decision to turn off his life support 10 days later.He admitted causing death by careless driving by being over the prescribed limit at an earlier hearing.CALL The Midwife actress Linda Bassett has revealed her family’s heartbreak after her nephew was killed by a drug driver in a horror crash.McErlean immediately accepted responsibility for the crash, in Sidcup Road, Eltham, southeast London.BAFTA-nominated actress Linda, 69, told how friends and family had recently celebrated Mr Bassett’s son Harvey’s first birthday.Luke McErlean, 41, was taking his two sons school when he swerved lanes without looking and clipped the rear wheel of motorcyclist Dominic Bassett, 41.Reading her statement from the witness box, she added: “He was about to enjoy the very best years of his life.Sentencing, Judge Rebecca Poulet QC told him: “No sentence which this court can impose will help the Bassett family to shoulder or bear their terrible loss.But the dad-of-one suffered a severe traumatic brain injury as well as neck and spinal damage after the rush-hour smash, at 8.30am on October 9 last year."This was not just momentary inattention. It was aggravated by your failure to check on and repair the condition of your vehicle as well as your ongoing cannabis habit. It was aggravated by your failure to check on and repair the condition of your vehicle as well as your ongoing cannabis habit."Widow Katie wept as she told the court: “We have been robbed of our future and our family.”Dive right in! 'She said her husband was a responsible driver and had always commented to her that a car is 'a two-tonne weapon'.He told the court he acknowledged that 'in the blink of an eye he has caused a loss that he cannot put right. AGONY: Linda Bassett told how her nephew Dom was '"loved by all who knew him" (Image: GETTY) His family made the devastating decision to turn off his life support 10 days later. Linda Bassett 00:03, 30 JUL 2019. Linda Bassett was born in the Kentish village of Pluckley - location for the television series The Darling Buds of May (1991). A drug driver who killed the nephew of 'Call the Midwife' actress Linda Bassett in a road smash after veering lanes without looking was jailed for more than three years yesterday. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. As his wife told the court, he was a man of rectitude, honour and dignity and was also a man of good-humoured affability.The court heard a series of moving victim impact statements from Mr Bassett's widow Katie, mother Eileen and aunt Linda Bassett, star of BBC One drama 'Call the Midwife'.Luke McErlean, 35, was taking his two sons to school in his black Mercedes when he clipped the rear wheel of Dominic Bassett's motorcycle.A drug-driver who killed the nephew of 'Call the Midwife' actress Linda Bassett after veering lanes without looking has been jailed for more than three years.Katie told the court 'neither of us wanted Harvey to be an only child', adding: 'We have been robbed of our future and our family. Like the weather, the Daily Star's FREE newsletter is a scorcherMcErlean, of Dartford, Kent, was also banned from the road for two years and ordered to take an extended retest.“He was loved by everyone who knew him, and we will miss him for the rest of our lives.” He was loved by everyone who knew him, and we will miss him for the rest of our lives. 'The comments below have not been moderated.Actress Ms Bassett said her nephew and his wife 'were full of plans for the future', 'full of anticipation for their first Christmas in their new house'.Reading her statement from the witness box, the actress described meeting work mates with Katie and Harvey, one of whom resembled her nephew.Katie added that Harvey will never know his 'extraordinary father' and she has had to teach him 'about death and grief before he has even been able to learn to talk. Linda Bassett, Actress: East Is East.Linda Bassett was born in the Kentish village of Pluckley - location for the television series The Darling Buds of May (1991). Mr Bassett suffered a severe brain injury and his family turned off life support Jailed for three years and four months after causing death by careless driving A drug-driver who killed the nephew of 'Call the Midwife' actress Linda Bassett after veering lanes without looking has been jailed for … 'He travelled through the air and collided with a lamppost. I think he looks for his daddy a lot. 'I watched as Harvey went over to where he was standing and stood by him,' she said. 'You had two young children in the car and yet, having this new responsibility you were still habitually smoking cannabis.McErlean, of Salisbury Road, Dartford, Kent, admitted causing death by careless driving by being over the prescribed limit and was jailed for 40 months.Published by Associated Newspapers LtdThe court heard one of McErlean's sons has autism and began screaming at the sight of the smoke supposedly coming from the engine thinking the car was on fire.Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usualThree days before the crash, Mr Bassett had been enjoying his son Harvey's first birthday party.He had also failed to repair the faulty coolant system which had previously caused the engine to emit smoke.Luke McErlean (pictured outside the Old Bailey) has been sentenced to three years and four months in jail for death by careless drivingThe court heard Mr Bassett would have been visible to him had the mirror been attached and he had checked his blindspot.