Couple who fled motorway crash that killed schoolgirl won't have prison sentences increased
dailyrecord.co.ukA couple who fled the scene of a motorway crash that saw a schoolgirl killed after being thrown from a car will not have time added to their prison sentences.Hannah Jones and boyfriend Safeer Iqbal were involved in a collision on the M61 after Jones lost control of Iqbal's Vauxhall Corsa and hit Nissan Qashqai's vehicle in July 2019, reports the Manchester Evening News.As a result, Sana Patel, aged 12 was thrown from the family car and suffered fatal injuries, being pronounced dead at the scene of the horrific collision.
But as the young girl lay dying, Jones and Iqbal called a taxi to return to West Yorkshire.A trial at Preston Town Court heard the pair had been at a party on the night of the collision, according to LancsLive.The court heard Jones' boyfriend had been drinking so she offered to drive his car home despite being uninsured on the vehicle.
Motorists on the road described the car being driven 'erratically' at reported speeds of up to 90mph in nearby Chorley.Sana was not wearing a seatbelt at the time she was ejected from the car, with the accused couple claiming Iqbal was the driver rather than Jones.
Yet the woman was convicted of causing Sana's death by careless driving, both were also convicted of perverting the course of justice.
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