A motorist overtook numerous cars on the wrong side of the road while driving twice the speed limit – before crashing into an elderly couple’s vehicle, killing a man.
Caleb Mansfield-Marr, 22, sped up to the junction of Ashton Road and Lingard lane in Bredbury, Stockport, in August last year.
A woman said she felt her car ‘shake’ as he drove past, while another witness said he was ‘driving like an idiot’.
As grandparents Jack and Judith Howe turned right onto Lingard Lane, Mansfield-Marr crashed into them head-on.
Mr Howe, 76, was left with serious internal injuries and sadly died weeks later.
His wife, Mrs Howe was also seriously injured. Nearby builders used angle grinders and crowbars to get her out of the car. She and her husband were rushed to hospital.
She suffered from a number of injuries including a broken pelvis and ribs, and was treated and discharged after eight weeks.
Mr Howe suffered multiple injuries to his body. CT scans later showed significant wounds to his spleen as well as a collapsed lung.
Despite the best efforts of medical staff, he died on September 25.
Mansfield-Marr, was also hurt and posted a picture online of his injuries.Â
Police later found videos on his phone, including one in which he filmed himself driving with his feet hanging out of the window.
He later pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving; causing serious injury by dangerous driving; and causing death by driving while disqualified and without insurance.
