The devastated family of a university lecturer killed in a horror crash have told of their grief over their loss. Laura Ford, 36, was killed by a speeding driver after attending a social function at Manchester Metropolitan University, where she worked.
She was leaving her department’s Law Ball when Sabir Sharif hit her as she crossed the road in Hulme, close to the university.
Sharif, then 19, now 22, had been driving at 50mph in a 20mph zone before braking prior to impact. But Ms Ford suffered fatal injuries and died following the collision, at about 1am on May 1, 2022. READ MORE: Murder probe launched after man in his 50s dies and woman is arrested Sharif avoided prison by ‘the very narrowest of margins’, after pleading guilty to causing death by careless driving.
During his sentencing hearing, Ms Ford’s fiancé Thomas Fletcher paid tribute to his partner. He said that while the court had heard devastating details about her last moments during the case, it had not heard about the type of person Ms Ford was.
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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