An inquiry into the crash, which also resulted in the death of the driver of another car, found that it was caused by Philo driving whilst intoxicated by alcohol.
Philo was born in Bracknell, Berkshire, and joined Wycombe at the age of 15,[1] having been on the books of both West Ham United and Crystal Palace.
He made his debut for the Wycombe first team in February 2004 under Tony Adams and signed a contract until the summer of 2005, which was extended to June 2007 by John Gorman.
[3] According to an eyewitness, Philo was travelling above the speed limit when he veered onto the wrong side of the road and into Gammon's Megane and then a telegraph pole, where he suffered horrific injuries resulting in his death 15 hours later.
[3] PC Andrew Bryant, the collision investigation officer, confirmed that Philo's car was on the wrong side of the road when the crash happened.